Spatial summation happens when neurotransmitter released from multiple different presynaptic neurons combines to exceed the threshold potential of the postsynaptic neuron, triggering an action potential.
- different presynaptic neurones - together release enough neurotransmitter to exceed threshold - action potential forms
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