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A '''synapse''' is a specialized structure elaborated by [[neuron]]s that allows for the propagation of information within the [[nervous system]] and from the nervous system to target tissues. The adult [[Human]] [[brain]] has as many as 0.25 quadrillion synapses that utilize a variety of [[neurotransmitter]]s, including [[glutamate]], [[acetylcholine]], and [[serotonin]]. Synapses serve to translate the ionic current propagated by axons into a chemical message that can cross from one neuron to another, thereby initiating another propagated ionic current. Information is encoded in the coordinated activity of multiple synapses and in the firing frequency of any given synapse. The integration of multiple synaptic inputs by a target neuron generates the complex input-output computations that underlie consciousness. |
A '''synapse''' is a specialized structure elaborated by [[neuron]]s that allows for the propagation of information within the [[nervous system]] and from the nervous system to target tissues. The adult [[Human]] [[brain]] has as many as 0.25 quadrillion synapses that utilize a variety of [[neurotransmitter]]s, including [[glutamate]], [[acetylcholine]], and [[serotonin]]. Synapses serve to translate the ionic current propagated by axons into a chemical message that can cross from one neuron to another, thereby initiating another propagated ionic current. Information is encoded in the coordinated activity of multiple synapses and in the firing frequency of any given synapse. The integration of multiple synaptic inputs by a target neuron generates the complex input-output computations that underlie consciousness. |
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+ | The [[positronic brain]] invented by [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Noonian Soong]] imitates the [[biology|biological]] synaptic connectivity of the [[humanoid]] [[brain]] by forming a massively complex [[AI|artificial neural network]]. {{incite}} |
Dr. [[Richard Daystrom]] impressed his own synaptic "[[memory engram|engrams]]" (patterns of synaptic connection hypothesized to encode memory) onto the circuits of the [[M-5 computer]] and compared the computer's electronic relays to synapses. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}}) |
Dr. [[Richard Daystrom]] impressed his own synaptic "[[memory engram|engrams]]" (patterns of synaptic connection hypothesized to encode memory) onto the circuits of the [[M-5 computer]] and compared the computer's electronic relays to synapses. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}}) |
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Revision as of 03:58, 16 May 2010
A synapse is a specialized structure elaborated by neurons that allows for the propagation of information within the nervous system and from the nervous system to target tissues. The adult Human brain has as many as 0.25 quadrillion synapses that utilize a variety of neurotransmitters, including glutamate, acetylcholine, and serotonin. Synapses serve to translate the ionic current propagated by axons into a chemical message that can cross from one neuron to another, thereby initiating another propagated ionic current. Information is encoded in the coordinated activity of multiple synapses and in the firing frequency of any given synapse. The integration of multiple synaptic inputs by a target neuron generates the complex input-output computations that underlie consciousness.
The positronic brain invented by Dr. Noonian Soong imitates the biological synaptic connectivity of the humanoid brain by forming a massively complex artificial neural network. (citation needed • edit)
Dr. Richard Daystrom impressed his own synaptic "engrams" (patterns of synaptic connection hypothesized to encode memory) onto the circuits of the M-5 computer and compared the computer's electronic relays to synapses. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")
A side-effect of the Ktarian game was very high synaptic activity. (TNG: "The Game")
After Deanna Troi, Miles O'Brien and Data were taken over my Ux-Mal criminals, the biofilter scans showed that their nervous systems were generating high levels of synaptic and anionic energy. (TNG: "Power Play")
When it was attempted to free Captain Jean-Luc Picard from the influence of the Kataan probe, his synaptic responses were failing as a consequence of the interfering. (TNG: "The Inner Light")
In 2375, Julian Bashir managed to grow new synapses in Sarina Douglas' thalamus, reversing the defects created by genetic engineering. (DS9: "Chrysalis")