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Chemical Synapse
1.
Action potential
arrives at synapse
2.
Ca ions enter cell
3.
Vesicles move to
membrane, release
neurotransmitter
4.
Transmitter
crosses cleft,
causes
postsynaptic
voltage change
(fig. from Anderson,
Intr. Neur. Nets
)
(Anderson fig. 2.1)
