Synapse (disambiguation)

Synapse (disambiguation)

A synapse is a neural junction used for communication between neurons.It usually refers to a chemical synapse, but also could be an electrical synapse or immunological synapse.

Synapse may also refer to:
* Synapse Software, an American computer game development and publishing company active during the early-1980s
* Peltarion Synapse, a component-based integrated development environment for neural networks and adaptive systems
* Synapse (City of Heroes), a superhero with super speed from the video game City of Heroes and the related monthly comic book.
* Synapse, the fictional communications software in the 2001 film Antitrust (film).
* Synapse is a song by British post-grunge band Bush on the album Deconstructed (Bush album).
* Synapse Films, a DVD releasing company specialising in cult and hard-to-find movies.
* SYNAPSE Records, a record label
* Occasionally used to refer to the temporal fenestra feature that is critical for taxonomic classification of the skulls of synapsids.


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