known as the synaptic cleft. (4) The neurotransmitters bind to receptor sites on ion channels in the postsynaptic membrane, causing them to open. (5) Ions flow into the postsynaptic neuron ...

The remaining 15 chapters of the book cover synapses from A to Z and even include a chapter by Tom Südhof on the synaptic cleft ... paucity of figures and diagrams. Thus, even though the clear ...