Which statement accurately compares the transmission speed of the different types of synapses?
A) Transmission at chemical synapses involves a brief synaptic delay, but electrical synapses are faster.
B) Transmission at both chemical and electrical synapses involves a synaptic delay of approximately 1 millisecond.
C) Transmission at electrical synapses involves a brief synaptic delay, but chemical synapses are faster.
D) Electrical synapses have a constant delay of 1 millisecond, but chemical synaptic delays vary between 0.1 and 0.3 millisecond.

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Electrical synapses allow direct ion flow between neurons through gap junctions, resulting in faster transmission without the synaptic delay seen in chemical synapses, where neurotransmitter release and binding cause a brief delay.

Which Statement Accurately Compares the Transmission Speed of the Different