A neuron will fire ________.
A) in response to every impulse it receives
B) only when the incoming message is stronger than the neuron's threshold of excitation
C) only when the incoming messages are weaker than the neuron's threshold of excitation
D) only when it receives two incoming messages at the same time

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A neuron will only fire when the incoming message is stronger than its threshold of excitation. This ensures that the neuron is selective in which messages it responds to and that the response is strong enough to pass on to other neurons in the network.

A Neuron Will Fire ________