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How the brain sends signals - key terminology
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- 1NeuronA cell in the body, which sends information using electrical and chemical impulses
- 2AxonThe 'cable' that leads from a neuron, to a neurotransmitter
- 3ImpulseThe electrical signal that travels from the cell body of a neuron to the terminal buttons, where it releases a neurotransmitter
- 4NeurotransmitterA chemical at the terminal button of a neuron, which is released by the impulse, and then goes into the synaptic gap
- 5Synaptic gapThe gap between the dendrites of one neuron and the next
- 6Synaptic transmissionWhat happens when a neurotransmitter released by an impulse of one neuron
goes across the synaptic gap and is taken up at the dendrites of another neuron
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