synaptic
adjective anatomy specialized uk/sɪˈnæp.tɪk/ us/sɪˈnæp.tɪk/
（神经元的）突触
relating to the point at which electrical signals move from one nerve cell to another
synaptic connections between brain cells 大脑细胞间的突触联系。
Nerve signals jump from one nerve cell to another in an area called the synaptic gap.
See: synapse
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- New learning was found to occur with the construction of synaptic connections between brain cells.
- He won the Nobel Prize in 2000 for investigations of synaptic activity that occurred during reflex learning in sea snails.
- What if larger human brain size is just a side effect of evolutionary selection for prolonged synaptic plasticity during human childhood?
- Memories form when new synapses are created between brain cells, or when old synaptic links are strengthened.