Synaptic Transmission

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• Excitation- The electrical activity is exiciled in a neuron or muscle. Cell in response to an external stimulus.
• Inhibition- Key concept in psychology because so many successful behaviour depends on it.
• Neurotransmitter- Electrochemical messengers that transmit nerve impulses across the synaptic gap.
• Synaptic transmission- Process by which communication between neurons occur.
• Summation- Process that determines how frequently the neuron will follow.