Question

Sir charles sherrington observed that impulses took an unexpectedly long time to travel a neural pathway. his observation provided evidence for the existence of

Answer 1

Sir Charles Sherrington’s observation has provided evidence for the existence of synaptic gaps in which this is the minute space provided in between of the target cell and the cell membrane of the axon terminal. This could be seen from his observation where the impulses took unexpectedly long time to travel a neural pathway.