Synaptic transmission
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- What is the biological structure discussed in this material?
- How does the synapse help in biological psychology?
- What is synaptic transmission?
- What are the chemical messages called that transmit information across the synapse?
- What happens when an action potential reaches the axon terminal?
- What is the gap between two neurons called?
- How wide is the synaptic cleft?
- What is the role of transport proteins in the presynaptic neuron?
- What do the receptors on the postsynaptic neuron detect?
- What are the steps of synaptic transmission?
- What is summation in synaptic transmission?
- What happens during depolarization?
- What effect do excitatory neurotransmitters have?
- What do inhibitory neurotransmitters do?
- What is the typical firing rate of a neuron?
- What do SSRIs do in the brain?
- How does cocaine affect neurotransmitter transmission?
- What is the significance of synapses in brain function?
- How many neurons are estimated to be in the human brain?
- How many synaptic connections can a single neuron have?
- How many synapses does an average 20-year-old male have?
- How long would it take to count all synapses at 100 per second?
- What is the main takeaway about the brain's complexity?
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