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classic synaptic neurotransmission - CORRECT ANSWER-stimulation of a presynaptic neuron (e.g., by neurotransmitters, light, drugs, hormones, nerve impulses) causes electrical impulses to be sent to its axon terminal. These electrical impulses are then converted into chemical messengers and released to stimulate the receptors of a postsynaptic neuron. The synaptic cleft - CORRECT ANSWER-is the gap between the presynaptic neuron and the postsynaptic neuron; it contains proteins and scaffoldi...