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A small gap between the end of a neuron's axon and the dendrites (or cell body) of another neuron.

Synapse

Spanish physiologist who came up with the neuron doctrine and identified the neurons as individual units. Discovered synapses, neural circuits and receptors

Ramon Y Cajal

When a signal reaches the synapse at end of an axon it releases a chemical. The neurotransmitter makes it possible for signals to travel across the gap (synapse). 

Neurotransmitter

A signal travels down the long projection of a nerve cell and reaches the end. To communicate with the next nerve cell, the signal must cross a small gap. What is the most significant functional implication of this gap?

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