Electrical Synapses vs. Chemical Synapses

This template compares electrical synapses and chemical synapses side by side, showing gap junctions made of connexons that allow ions to pass directly between neurons in electrical synapses. In chemical synapses, it shows synaptic vesicles releasing neurotransmitter across the synaptic cleft to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron.

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