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Synaptic Connections

Meaning

Synaptic Connections are the specialized junctions, or synapses, between two nerve cells that permit a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to a target effector cell. These connections form the complex circuitry of the central nervous system, serving as the physical substrate for all cognitive functions, memory formation, and the intricate control of the endocrine system. The strength and number of these connections are highly dynamic, a property known as synaptic plasticity.