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Card #c106IR // #c106Synthesis

The entire neuronal network is connected by special junctions called "Synapses" and they can be both electrical and chemical, passing the signals throughout the body.

— In our words · Source: Brain Networks (M. Hassan (ed./contrib. volume))

[Use when]

When a system needs both fast sync and slow chemistry at the same interface.

[Why it matters]

Two transmission modes in one junction type — speed and modulation share an address.

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