psych terms Matching
| Synaptic interconnections |
| The connections formed between neurons at the synapses where they communicate |
| The end part of an axon that makes connections with other neurons or cells |
| The process by which neurons communicate through neurotransmitters |
| Chemicals that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another |
| The process of neurotransmitters being reabsorbed by the neuron that released them |
| decreases/inhibits neurotransmitters activity |
| the electrical charge difference across the membrane of a neuron at rest |
| The principle that a neuron either fully responds to a stimulus or not at all |
| A sudden change in electrical charge that travels down the axon, transmitting a signal to |
| Branch-like extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons |
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