Chemical transmission of the neural signal through the synapse at different levels of stimulation.
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Learning goals
To understand the transmission of nerve messages at the level of the neuron, and their chemical transmission between neurons at synapses.
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The Action Potential, or nerve impulse, propagates gradually along the length of the neuron’s axon. Transmission of impulses between neurons occurs at their point of junction, called the synapse.…