RT Book, Section SR Print(0) ID 1101677846 T1 Overview of Synaptic Transmission T2 Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-139011-8 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101677846 RD 2024/04/24 AB Synapses Are Either Electrical or ChemicalElectrical Synapses Provide Instantaneous Signal TransmissionCells at an Electrical Synapse Are Connected by Gap-unction ChannelsElectrical Transmission Allows the Rapid and Synchronous Firing of Interconnected CellsGap Junctions Have a Role in Glial Function and DiseaseChemical Synapses Can Amplify SignalsNeurotransmitters Bind to Postsynaptic ReceptorsPostsynaptic Receptors Gate Ion Channels Either Directly or Indirectly