What are the gaps or the spaces between adjacent neurons called?

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Synapses
The gaps or the spaces between adjacent neurons are called synapses.
Synapse is the gap between the nerve ending of one neuron and the dendrite of an adjacent neuron.
Here, an electrical signal is converted into a chemical signal for onward transmission.

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