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Briefly explain the term synapse.

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Two neurons are never physically connected to each other and synapse is the region of close proximity between two neurons where information from one neuron is transmitted to the next one. The neurotransmitters are the chemicals which transfer the information from the presynaptic membrane to postsynaptic membrane.
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