medical_animation on Instagram: "Synaptic transmission is the process by which one neuron communicates with another. It typically occurs at a specialized junction called a synapse. The synapse consists of three main components: the presynaptic terminal (from the sending neuron), the synaptic cleft (a tiny gap between neurons), and the postsynaptic membrane (on the receiving neuron). When an electrical impulse, or action potential, travels down the axon of a neuron and reaches the presynaptic ter