5: Neural Integration

Question 1

Temporal summation

Answer 1

occurs when presynaptic inputs arrive at a postsynaptic cell in rapid succession

Question 2

Spatial summation

Answer 2

occurs when two or more presynaptic inputs arrive at a postsynaptic cell

Question 3

Neural or synaptic integration

Answer 3

algebraic integration of excitatory and inhibitory inputs

Question 4

Plasticity

Answer 4

capacity of the nervous system to change

Question 5

Cause of epileptic seizures

Answer 5

imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory activity in specific areas of the brain