Book contents
- Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons
- Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section 1 Basic and Computational Neuroscience
- Chapter 1 Neuroanatomy
- Chapter 2 Cerebral Autoregulation
- Chapter 3 Neuroimmune Interactions
- Chapter 4 Anatomy and Physiology of the Neuron
- Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission
- Chapter 6 Sensory Pathways
- Chapter 7 Somatosensory and Somatic Motor Systems
- Chapter 8 Neuron Models
- Chapter 9 An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Chapter 10 Artificial Intelligence in Neuroscience
- Chapter 11 Probability and Statistics
- Section 2 Clinical Neurosurgical Diseases
- Index
- References
Chapter 5 - Synaptic Transmission
from Section 1 - Basic and Computational Neuroscience
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
- Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons
- Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section 1 Basic and Computational Neuroscience
- Chapter 1 Neuroanatomy
- Chapter 2 Cerebral Autoregulation
- Chapter 3 Neuroimmune Interactions
- Chapter 4 Anatomy and Physiology of the Neuron
- Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission
- Chapter 6 Sensory Pathways
- Chapter 7 Somatosensory and Somatic Motor Systems
- Chapter 8 Neuron Models
- Chapter 9 An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Chapter 10 Artificial Intelligence in Neuroscience
- Chapter 11 Probability and Statistics
- Section 2 Clinical Neurosurgical Diseases
- Index
- References
Summary
There are in the order of 86 billion neurons within a human brain. Communication between these neurons is achieved at highly specialized junctions called synapses. Synapses can be chemical or electrical.
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- Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons , pp. 84 - 98Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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