Investigating the Brain

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• What is the order of Synaptic Transmission?
• Why is synapse transmission slower than nerve transmission?
• At what stage of Neural transmission do Neurotransmitters bind to neurotransmitter-gated ion channels?
• At what stage of Neural transmission does calcium enter the cell through voltage-gated calcium channels?
• What happens to neurotransmitters after synaptic transmission and why does this need to happen?
• Why is a chemical synaptic transmission unidirectional?
• What is the difference between axonal and synaptic transmission?
• What are some reasons that synaptic transmissions might not work correctly?
• What channels in the presynaptic neuron open up in response to an action potential?
• The presence of what ion inside the cell causes the synaptic vesicles to fuse with the membrane?
• Does Cymbalta affects synaptic transmission?
• What is the name for the chemicals stored in the synaptic vesicles?
• What are the ways that drugs can affect synaptic transmission?
• Describe how a synapse works?
• How does L-dopa effect the actions of neurotransmitters at the synapse in Parkinson's patients?
• What is a drug that alters synaptic transmission by blocking the action of the neurotransmitter at the postsynaptic membrane?
• What is a drug that alters synaptic transmission by blocking the reuptake of the neurotransmitter at the presynaptic membrane?
• What is the role of acetylcholinesterase at a synapse?
• How are impulses transmitted across a synapse?
• What is the process of axonal conduction?
• What are differences between an electrical and chemical synapse?
• Where did the idea of the right/left side of the brain originate from?