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In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to the target effector cell. Synapses are essential to the transmission of nervous impulses from one neuron to another. Neurons are specialized to pass signals to individual target cells, and synapses are the means by which they do so. At a synapse, the plasma membrane of the signal-passing neuron (the presynaptic neuron) comes into close apposition with the membrane of the target (postsynaptic) cell. Both the presynaptic and postsynaptic sites contain extensive arrays of molecular machinery that link the two membranes together and carry out the signaling process. In many synapses, the presynaptic part is located on an axon and the postsynaptic part is located on a dendrite or soma. Astrocytes also exchange information with the synaptic neurons, responding to synaptic activity and, in turn, regulating neurotransmission. Synapses (at least chemical synapses) are stabilized in position by synaptic adhesion molecules (SAMs) projecting from both the pre- and post-synaptic neuron and sticking together where they overlap; SAMs may also assist in the generation and functioning of synapses.Some authors generalize the concept of the synapse to include the communication from a neuron to any other cell type, such as to a motor cell, although such non-neuronal contacts may be referred to as junctions (a historically older term). A landmark study by Sanford Palay demonstrated the existence of synapses.
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Song | Duration |
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Accomplishment | 2:33 |
rain | 2:14 |
The Stream | 5:08 |
Okay | 3:38 |
Memories | 6:07 |
Rage | 4:37 |
Slow (feat. ElectricGoat) | 3:51 |
God Abeg | 2:23 |
Chek & Balance | 2:50 |
YE MODE | 2:21 |
one song away (GREEN) | 2:06 |
U know who U are (PINK) | 2:32 |
TEMPO (PINK) | 1:55 |
Pimp Shit | 2:26 |
NORMAL | 2:29 |
Chandler, The Story | 2:43 |
Heartless/Human | 1:59 |
TRUE LOVE II | 2:29 |
Growing/Money (GREEN) | 2:07 |
Testimony | 2:26 |
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