Describe Three Ways in Which the Brain Adapts as It

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Essay

Describe three ways in which the brain adapts as it ages.

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Definitions:

Chemical Synapse

A type of synapse at which a chemical (neurotransmitter) is released from the axon terminal of a neuron into the synaptic cleft between neurons, facilitating neural communication.

Synaptic Cleft

The tiny gap between two neurons, across which neurotransmitters travel to transmit nerve impulses.

Voltage-Gated Channel

A type of ion channel that opens or closes in response to changes in the electrical potential across a cell membrane.

Synaptic Vesicle

Synaptic vesicles are small sacs found in neurons that store various neurotransmitters released at the synapse during neurotransmission.