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temporal summation

temporal summation Temporal summation is a biological process in which repeated synaptic signals arriving in close succession add together over time until the postsynaptic cell reaches threshold and may fire an action potential.

Temporal summation is a biological process in which repeated synaptic signals arriving in close succession add together over time until the postsynaptic cell reaches threshold and may fire an action potential. The combined signals may be excitatory or inhibitory.