Which one of Sherrington's inferences about the synapse was wrong?
A) Transmission at a synapse is slower than transmission of impulses along an axon.
B) Transmission at the synapse is primarily an electrical process.
C) Synapses can be either excitatory or inhibitory.
D) Synapses make spatial summation and temporal summation possible.

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Sherrington's inference that transmission at the synapse is primarily an electrical process was wrong. In fact, transmission at the synapse is primarily a chemical process involving the release of neurotransmitters from the presynaptic neuron and their interaction with receptors on the postsynaptic neuron.

Which One of Sherrington's Inferences About the Synapse Was Wrong