A single neuron receives three equally strong signals from surrounding neurons a

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A single neuron receives three equally strong signals from surrounding neurons at the exact same time. Two signals are excitatory and one signal is inhibitory. What will the receiving neuron do next?

A. It will not send the signaling message on to the next neuron in the chain due to the single inhibitory signal alone.

B. It will not send the signaling message on to the next neuron due to the two excitatory signals.

C. It will send two excitatory and one inhibitory signal on to the next neuron.

D. It will additively process all three signals and send the signal on to the next neuron.

A single neuron receives three equally strong signals from surrounding neurons at the exact same time. Two signals are excitatory and one signal is inhibitory. What will the receiving neuron do next?

A. It will not send the signaling message on to the next neuron in the chain due to the single inhibitory signal alone.

B. It will not send the signaling message on to the next neuron due to the two excitatory signals.

C. It will send two excitatory and one inhibitory signal on to the next neuron.

D. It will additively process all three signals and send the signal on to the next neuron.

Explanation / Answer

THE RECIEVING NEURON WILL ADDITIVELY PROCESS ALL THREE SIGNALS AND SEND THE SIGNAL ON TO THE NEXT NEURON.

in case there are more than one signals reaching a single neuron, the recieving neuron will recieve all the signals and it will process accordingly, like whether they are excitatory or inhibitory, and then it will pass on the final information to the next neuron.

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