Examples of spatial summation in the following topics:
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- Signal summation occurs when impulses add together to reach the threshold of excitation to fire a neuron.
- Summation, either spatial or temporal, is the addition of these impulses at the axon hillock .
- Together, synaptic summation and the threshold for excitation act as a filter so that random "noise" in the system is not transmitted as important information.
- Spatial summation means that the effects of impulses received at different places on the neuron add up so that the neuron may fire when such impulses are received simultaneously, even if each impulse on its own would not be sufficient to cause firing.
- Temporal summation means that the effects of impulses received at the same place can add up if the impulses are received in close temporal succession.
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- Scientists gain insight into a species' biology and ecology from studying spatial distribution of individuals.
- Scientists gain additional insight into a species' biology and ecology from studying how individuals are spatially distributed.
- Dispersion or distribution patterns show the spatial relationship between members of a population within a habitat.
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- A spatial pattern of gene expression reorganizes the mesoderm into groups of cells called somites with spaces between them.
- Describe the role genes play in development and ensuring proper spatial positioning
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- Vestibular sensation, which is an organism's sense of spatial orientation and balance, proprioception (position of bones, joints, and muscles), and the sense of limb position that is used to track kinesthesia (limb movement) are part of somatosensation.
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- The cells in the blastula rearrange themselves spatially to form three layers of cells in a process known as gastrulation.
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- A spatial pattern of gene expression reorganizes the mesoderm into groups of cells called somites, with spaces between them.
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- However, the neurons are able to discriminate fine detail due to patterns of excitation and inhibition relative to the field, which leads to spatial resolution.
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- C4 plants, in contrast, concentrate CO2 spatially, with a RuBisCO reaction centre in a "bundle sheath cell" that is inundated with CO2.
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- The fluid-filled semicircular canals are tubular loops set at oblique angles, arranged in three spatial planes.
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- Although useful to explain the reactivity and chemical bonding of certain elements, the Bohr model of the atom does not accurately reflect how electrons are spatially distributed surrounding the nucleus.