Which statement about electrical synapses is false?
A) Electrical synapses do not perform temporal summation.
B) Signal transmission is rapid at electrical synapses.
C) Electrical synapses are mostly excitatory.
D) Electrical synapses are less common than chemical synapses in vertebrates.
E) Gap junctions are rare at electrical synapses.

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Electrical synapses involve gap junctions, which are crucial for their function, allowing direct cytoplasmic connections between cells for the passage of ions and signaling molecules. Therefore, gap junctions are not rare at electrical synapses; they are a fundamental component.

Which Statement About Electrical Synapses Is False