synaptic transmission

Question 1

how do neurons communicate with each other?

Answer 1

neural networks

Question 2

chemical transmissions

Answer 2

• each neuron is separated from the next by an extremely tiny gap called the synapse
• signals within neurons are transmitted electrically
• signals between neurons are transmitted chemically across the synapses

Question 3

what happens when the electrical impulse reaches the end of the neuron?

Answer 3

when the electrical impulse reaches the end of the neuron, the presynaptic terminal, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters from tiny sacs called synaptic vesicles

Question 4

SIMPLE synaptic transmission

Answer 4

the process by which neighbouring neurons communicate with each other by sending chemical messages across the synapse that separates them

Question 5

SIMPLE neurotransmitter

Answer 5

brain chemicals released from synaptic vesicles that relay signals across the synapse from one neuron to another
- Neurotransmitters can be broadly divided into those that perform an excitatory function and those that perform an

Question 6

SIMPLE excitation

Answer 6

x

Question 7

SIMPLE inhibition

Answer 7

x