Question: Discuss and define neurotransmission? Briefly describe the difference between electrical neurotransmission and chemical neurotransmission.
Question: What is a gap junction? What determines whether the gap junction channel will open or close?
Question: What is a synaptic cleft?
Question: What is the role of neurotransmitters in chemical neurotransmission?
Question: What happens when ions flow into or out of a neuron?
Question: Describe the process of exocytosis?
Question: Which type of synapse (electrical or chemical) is the most common in mammals (see page 137 of your Introduction to Brain and Behavior text to help you answer this last question)?