Discuss pros and cons of electrical versus chemical synapses

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1. Discuss the pros and cons of electrical versus chemical synapses?

2. you have discovered a drug (A calcium channel blocker (CCB) is a chemical) disrupts and blocks the movement of calcium (Ca2+) through calcium channels and blocks voltage-activation calcium ion channels. what are the most likely effects of the drug at the synapse?

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