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What is the difference between electrical transmission and chemical transmission?

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$\begin{matrix} E l e c t r i c a l T r a n s m i s s i o n & C h e m i c a l T r a n s m i s s i o n I t o c c u r s a t e l e c t r i c s y n a p s e . & I t o c c u r s a t c h e m i c a l s y n a p s e . S y n a p t i c c l e f t m a y o r m a y n o t b e p r e s e n t & S y n a p t i c c l e f t i s p r e s e n t A t e l e c t r i c a l s y n a p s e s, e l e c t r i c a l c u r r e n t c a n & A t c h e m i c a l s y n a p s e n e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r f r o m f l o w d i r e c t l y f r o m o n e n e u r o n i n t o t h e o t h e r & p r e - s y n a p t i c n e u r o n s t r a n s f e r t o a c r o s s t h e s e s y n a p s e s . & p o s t - s y n a p t i c n e n u r o n s l e a d i n g t o t r a n s m i s s i o n o f i m p u l s e . I m p u l s e t r a n s m i s s i o n a c r o s s a n e l e c t r i c a l & C h e m i c a l t r a n s m i s s i o n i s s l o w e r . t r a n s m i s s i o n i s a l w a y s f a s t e r . \end{matrix}$

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