Excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) produced nearly simultaneously by different synapses on the same postsynaptic neuron can also add together, creating ________.

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When EPSPs produced by different synapses on the same postsynaptic neuron add together, it creates a summation, which can lead to the initiation of an action potential if the threshold is reached. Interference, refractory state, and only action potentials are not accurate descriptions of this phenomenon.

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials (EPSPs) Produced Nearly Simultaneously by Different Synapses