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Action potentials need to be transmitted over the synaptic cleft. This is achieved by the electrical impulse being converted into chemical and then back to electrical. First the action potential reaches t...

There are three reasons that suggest the former is not formed:The first Reason is average bond length, this is calculated that each c-c bond is in between the length expected of a c-c and a c=c bond sugge...

Consumer surplus is an important concept in economics. Essentially, it is the extra amount that a consumer is willing to pay for a given good or service. It is the difference between the current amount pa...

Strange situation was a experiment conducted to study attachment behaviours in infants. The experiment was conducted in a regulated environment and children were taken in with a parent. The parent played ...

An action potential from the presynaptic neurone arrives at the presynaptic knob. This process causes voltage-gated Calcium ion channels in the presynaptic membrane to open. Calcium ions then diffuse into...