Kerry wanted her son Alex to clean up his room for several days. Frustrated from the lack of response from Alex, she started asking him to clean his room every 3 minutes. Finally, he cleaned up his room because he didn't want to hear his mother's repeated requests anymore. His response is analogous to the process of ______ at axon hillocks.

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Temporal summation refers to the process by which repeated stimuli over a short period of time produce a stronger response. In the analogy, Kerry's repeated requests over a short period (every 3 minutes) led to Alex cleaning his room, similar to how repeated signals to a neuron can lead to a stronger response.

Kerry Wanted Her Son Alex to Clean Up His Room