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In the process of ______, one presynaptic neuron synapses with multiple postsynaptic neurons.Multiple choice question.divergencesummationconvergence

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In the process of ______, one presynaptic neuron synapses with multiple postsynaptic neurons.Multiple choice question.divergencesummationconvergence

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The correct answer is divergence. In the process of divergence, one presynaptic neuron synapses with multiple postsynaptic neurons. This allows a signal from one neuron to be spread out to multiple other neurons.

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