Which of the following occurs in convergence
A)Thousands of synapses from many different presynaptic cells end on a single postsynaptic cell.
B)The axon of a nerve cell branches so that the activity in one neuron influences many other cells.
C)All the dendrites converge on the cell body.
D)The action potential initiated in the axon diminishes as it diverges into the axon terminals.

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Convergence refers to the process where many presynaptic neurons send signals to a single postsynaptic neuron. As stated in option A, thousands of synapses from many different presynaptic cells end on a single postsynaptic cell, indicating convergence. Options B, C, and D refer to other neuronal processes such as axonal branching, dendritic convergence, and signal propagation, but not specifically convergence.

Which of the Following Occurs in Convergence