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I keep getting “Synapse” questions wrong in Neural Control and Coordination. What's the trap?

thinking impulses cross a synapse electrically and in both directions.

The usual trap: thinking impulses cross a synapse electrically and in both directions. How to avoid it: a chemical synapse is a one-way relay run by neurotransmitters. Go back to the definition — a junction where the impulse is carried across a gap by neurotransmitter molecules, in one direction only.

Key point

Synapse

Common mistake

thinking impulses cross a synapse electrically and in both directions.

Memory tip

a chemical synapse is a one-way relay run by neurotransmitters.

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