synaptic
Between nerve cells
Synaptic relates to synapses—the junctions where nerve cells communicate with each other or with muscles.
Synaptic transmission is the process by which signals pass across these gaps.
The word appears frequently in neuroscience: synaptic plasticity, synaptic connections, synaptic activity.
Figuratively, it sometimes describes any connection or spark between things: a synaptic leap of insight.
Synaptic chemical messenger
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
vesicle · cleft · terminal · plasticity · potentiation · depression · transmission · signaling
Mind's retention capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- associationGroup with shared aim
connection · processing · encoding · recall · consolidation · neuroplasticity · strengthening · pathway
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
- grey matterNeuronal cell body tissue
- hemispheresHalf-spherical divisions
amygdala · prefrontal · temporal lobe · nervous system · circuitry · architecture · mapping · connectivity
neurotransmitter
Synaptic chemical messenger
receptor · vesicle · cleft · terminal · plasticity · potentiation · depression · transmission · signaling · acetylcholine
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
association · connection · processing · encoding · recall · consolidation · neuroplasticity · strengthening · pathway · network
cortex
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
- grey matterNeuronal cell body tissue
hemispheres · amygdala · prefrontal · temporal lobe · nervous system · circuitry · architecture · mapping · connectivity · region
- neuro termsneural, neuronal, cerebral, cortical, axonal
- Neurotransmissionneurotransmitter, acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin, glutamate
- cell termscellular, cytoplasmic, nuclear, mitotic, eukaryotic