An advantage of an electrical synapse over a chemical synapse is that
A) transmission is fast.
B) the short distance between cells allows rapid temporal summation.
C) an electrical synapse requires minimal cell-to-cell contact.
D) cells generally have more connexins than receptors.
E) they are useful in rapid communication and learning.

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Electrical synapses allow for fast transmission because electrical signals can travel quickly across gap junctions between cells without the need for chemical messengers to cross the synaptic cleft. This results in a faster response time compared to chemical synapses.

An Advantage of an Electrical Synapse Over a Chemical Synapse