n.the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle

"nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"

Tripartite synapses: glia, the unacknowledged partner.
Evidence for silent synapses: implications for the expression of LTP
Concurrent overproduction of synapses in diverse regions of the primate cerebral cortex.
The self-tuning neuron: synaptic scaling of excitatory synapses.
Driving AMPA receptors into synapses by LTP and CaMKII: requirement for GluR1 and PDZ domain interaction.
Activation of postsynaptically silent synapses during pairing-induced LTP in CA1 region of hippocampal slice.
The molecular biology of memory storage: a dialogue between genes and synapses
The molecular biology of memory storage: a dialogue between genes and synapses.
Resting Microglia Directly Monitor the Functional State of Synapses In Vivo and Determine the Fate of Ischemic Terminals
The importance of dendritic mitochondria in the morphogenesis and plasticity of spines and synapses.