Key: (a) converging (c) parallel after-discharge (d) reverberating (b) diverging (1) Impulses continue around and around the circuit until one neuron stops firing. (2) þne or a few inputs ultimately influence large numbers of neurons. (3) Many neurons influence a few neurons. (4) May be involved in exacting types of mental activity. | |

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