What do spatial and temporal summation have in common?
A)Both lead to lateral inhibition.
B)Both lead to adaptation to continuous stimuli.
C)Both increase the firing rate of neighboring neurons.

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Both spatial and temporal summation lead to adaptation to continuous stimuli, meaning that the neuron becomes less responsive to the stimuli over time. They do not necessarily lead to lateral inhibition or an increase in firing rate of neighboring neurons.

What Do Spatial and Temporal Summation Have in Common