Synaptic integration is most accurately described as

A. the summing of multiple excitatory or inhibitory influences in a postsynaptic neuron.
B. the fusing of presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes.
C. the binding of Ca2+ ions to secretory vesicles in presynaptic neurons.
D. the binding of secretory vesicles to the presynaptic neuron membrane.
E. the enzymatic degradation of neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft.


A. the summing of multiple excitatory or inhibitory influences in a postsynaptic neuron.

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