What happens at a synapse?!
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Neurons communicate with each other through an electrochemical process.
Neurons form specialized connections called "synapses" and produce special chemicals called "neurotransmitters" that are released at the synapse.
It has been estimated that there are 1 quadrillion synapses in the human brain. That's 1015 or 1,000,000,000,000,000 synapses! This is equal to about a half-billion synapses per cubic millimeter.
At the neuromuscular junction, acetyl choline is released by the nerve cell and diffuses the very small distance to receptors on the muscle cell. Binding of the neurotransmitter to the receptor (ligand-binding) causes the transmembrane ion channels to open momentarily. Note that it's really a movement of ions, not electricity.
the neurons in the brain reach out to one another, but the fibers do not connect. the synapse occurs at the point when the charge passes between these two neurons in the empty space. millions of them happen a minute, and that's the way a thought transmits, pain is registered, or memories are stored.