Editing Depolarization (section)

===Integration of stimuli===

[[File:1224 Post Synaptic Potential Summation.jpg|thumb|right|[[Summation (neurophysiology)|Summation]] of stimuli at an [[axon hillock]]]]

Once the stimuli have reached the cell body, the nerve must integrate the various stimuli before the nerve can respond. The stimuli that have traveled down the dendrites converge at the [[axon hillock]], where they are [[Summation (neurophysiology)|summed]] to determine the neuronal response. If the sum of the stimuli reaches a certain voltage, known as the [[threshold potential]], depolarization continues from the axon hillock down the axon.