Leila is learning some new geography terms. As she learns them, an electrical impulse travels to the end of one neuron. Chemicals called neurotransmitters then carry the signal across a tiny gap to the next neuron.
Name the tiny gap that the signal crosses between the two neurons.
Leila then rehearses the terms less often than before. Suggest one effect this will have on the connections between the neurons involved.
37 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 5.1 Key Concepts, covering 5.1.1 Stages of information processing, 5.1.2 Types of forgetting, and 5.1.3 Brain, neurological damage and memory. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.