Chapter 44 - Neurons, Glia, and Nervous Systems - 44.3 - Neurons Communicate with Other Cells - 44.3 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 954: 3

Neurons can receive more than a 1000 synaptic inputs, combining them into one action potential through the concept of summation in the axon hillock. This summation factors in all the excitatory and inhibitory synapses to integrate all the signals that the neuron receives.

Neurons can receive more than a 1000 synaptic inputs, combining them into one action potential through the concept of summation in the axon hillock. This summation factors in all the excitatory and inhibitory synapses to integrate all the signals that the neuron receives.