The synapse (article) | Human biology | Khan Academy
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OverviewKey pointsIntroductionElectrical or chemical transmission?Overview of transmission at chemical synapsesExcitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsSpatial and temporal summationSignal terminationChemical synapses are flexibleElectrical synapsesAt electrical synapses, unlike chemical synapses, there is a direct physical connection between …Electrical synapses transmit signals more rapidly than chemical synapses do. Some synapses are both electrical and chemical. At these synapses, the electrical response occurs earlier than the chemical response.What are the benefits of electrical synapses? For one thing, they're fast—which could be import…What are the downsides of electrical synapses? Unlike chemical synapses, electrical synapses cannot turn an excitatory signal in one neuron into an inhibitory signal in another. More broadly, they lack the versatility, flexibility, and capacity for signal modulation that we see in chemical sy… At electrical synapses, unlike chemical synapses, there is a direct physical connection between …Electrical synapses transmit signals more rapidly than chemical synapses do. Some synapses are both electrical and chemical. At these synapses, the electrical response occurs earlier than the chemical response. What are the benefits of electrical synapses? For one thing, they're fast—which could be import…What are the downsides of electrical synapses? Unlike chemical synapses, electrical synapses cannot turn an excitatory signal in one neuron into an inhibitory signal in another. More broadly, they lack the versatility, flexibility, and capacity for signal modulation that we see in chemical sy…
At electrical synapses, unlike chemical synapses, there is a direct physical connection between …Electrical synapses transmit signals more rapidly than chemical synapses do. Some synapses are both electrical and chemical. At these synapses, the electrical response occurs earlier than the chemical response.
What are the benefits of electrical synapses? For one thing, they're fast—which could be import…What are the downsides of electrical synapses? Unlike chemical synapses, electrical synapses cannot turn an excitatory signal in one neuron into an inhibitory signal in another. More broadly, they lack the versatility, flexibility, and capacity for signal modulation that we see in chemical sy…
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