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The Brain and Addiction
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<< 5/12 < > The normal direction of the flow of information (electrical and chemical) occurs as an electrical impulse (the action potential) travels down the axon toward the terminal. The terminal makes a connection with the dendrite of neighboring neuron, where it passes on chemical information. The area of connection is called the synapse. While the synapse between a terminal and a dendrite (shown here) is quite typical, other types of synapses exist as well -for example a synapse can occur between a terminal and a soma or axon.

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