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Electrical Synapse

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An electrical synapse is a type of synapse in which electrical current freely flows from one cell into another through structures called gap junctions.

AP course connection

Topic 2.3: 2.3 Overview of the Nervous System and the Neuron

Unit 2

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