Select the incorrect option for electrical synapses.

  • A
    Impulse transmission across an electrical synapse is very similar to impulse conduction along a single axon.
  • B
    Impulse transmission across an electrical synapse is always slower than that across a chemical synapse.
  • C
    Electrical synapses are very rare in our system.
  • D
    Neurotransmitters like acetylcholine are not required.

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