Regarding neuronal firing, what is meant by the "all-or-nothing event"?
A) Nerve cells are continuously active.
B) Action potentials occur completely, or not at all.
C) An action current crosses the synapse completely, or not at all.
D) All of the neurons in the brain fire, or none of them fire.
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