Homosynaptic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Homosynaptic is an adjective meaning (physiology) Involving a single synapse.
Meaning
(physiology) Involving a single synapse.
Example Sentences
Habituation and dishabituation allow for experience-dependent tuning of these reflexes and the mechanisms underlying these forms of behavioral plasticity involve changes in transmitter release from the sensory to motor neuron synapses through homosynaptic depression and the serotonin-mediated recovery from depression, respectively.
Antonyms for homosynaptic
Common opposites include heterosynaptic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ltd, homeosynaptic, heterosynaptic, homogametic, homodromic, monoallelic.
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