Synapse/Related Articles

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Parent Topics

• Nervous system [r]: The control unit of bodily functions in animals. ^[e]
• Neuroscience [r]: The study of nervous systems and their components. ^[e]
• Neuron [r]: An excitable cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Neurotransmitter [r]: A class of chemicals which relay, amplify or modulate electrical signals between a neuron and other cells in the nervous system. ^[e]
• Synaptogenesis [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Synaptic pruning [r]: The usage-controlled loss of connections between nerve cells during brain development. ^[e]

Related Topics

• Action potential [r]: A brief change in voltage that travels along a cell membrane. ^[e]