synapse

/sin-aps, si-naps/US // ˈsɪn æps, sɪˈnæps //UK // (ˈsaɪnæps) //

突触,突触法,突发事件,突变

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.

v.无主动词 verb

1
syn·apsed, syn·aps·ing.
- : Cell Biology, Physiology. to form a synapse or a synapsis.

Examples

Researchers think these genetic variations may be related to the synapse losses and behavioral changes observed in people with schizophrenia.
One of the newest antidepressants approved in the US, ketamine, also appears to increase BDNF levels and promote synapse growth in the brain, providing additional support for the neuroplasticity theory.
There’s no telling exactly what scientists will find as, neuron by synapse, they map the inner workings of our minds—but it seems all but certain great discoveries await.
At any time, an atom will have a probability to be in one state, and another probability for a different state—a bit similar to whether a neuron decides to fire or not, or a synapse will pass on data or not.
If we peer deeply into the brain, in other words, what we’ll find is that electrochemical synapse firings—produced by neurons of various types—are responsible for, as Koch puts it, the feeling of life itself, consciousness.
If you followed such things at the time, perhaps the phrase “Phase II report” will snap a synapse or two.
Aren't all facts, at the neuron and synapse level, really the same?
As for Cain, one wonders what synapse snapped into action there.
Inside, the cacophony of neon signs are a synapse stimulus package for your jet-lagged mind.
Maybe his secretary's two neurones would fail to synapse this morning, and she'd lose them altogether.

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.

v.无主动词 verb

1
syn·apsed, syn·aps·ing.
- : Cell Biology, Physiology. to form a synapse or a synapsis.

Examples

Researchers think these genetic variations may be related to the synapse losses and behavioral changes observed in people with schizophrenia.

One of the newest antidepressants approved in the US, ketamine, also appears to increase BDNF levels and promote synapse growth in the brain, providing additional support for the neuroplasticity theory.

There’s no telling exactly what scientists will find as, neuron by synapse, they map the inner workings of our minds—but it seems all but certain great discoveries await.

At any time, an atom will have a probability to be in one state, and another probability for a different state—a bit similar to whether a neuron decides to fire or not, or a synapse will pass on data or not.

If we peer deeply into the brain, in other words, what we’ll find is that electrochemical synapse firings—produced by neurons of various types—are responsible for, as Koch puts it, the feeling of life itself, consciousness.

If you followed such things at the time, perhaps the phrase “Phase II report” will snap a synapse or two.

Aren't all facts, at the neuron and synapse level, really the same?

As for Cain, one wonders what synapse snapped into action there.

Inside, the cacophony of neon signs are a synapse stimulus package for your jet-lagged mind.

Maybe his secretary's two neurones would fail to synapse this morning, and she'd lose them altogether.