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Synapses (2025)

This series of activities explores how synapses work. First, the stages of synaptic transmission are explained, using acetylcholine as an example of a neurotransmitter that can be released at synapses. Then the ways in which medicines can affect synaptic transmission are considered. How could an electrical impulse cause the release of a chemical from a cell? How can a chemical cause the creation of an action...

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