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The '''synapses''' were the "logic junctions" in the [[nervous system]]. According to the newly-regeneration [[Fifth Doctor]], when synapses were weak, they picked up all sorts of jumbled signals, much like [[radio]] receivers. His needed time to heal in the [[Zero Room]] after his recent [[regeneration]]. | The '''synapses''' were the "logic junctions" in the [[nervous system]]. According to the newly-regeneration [[Fifth Doctor]], when synapses were weak, they picked up all sorts of jumbled signals, much like [[radio]] receivers. His needed time to heal in the [[Zero Room]] after his recent [[regeneration]]. | ||
According to [[Nyssa]], who studied [[bioelectronics]], his [[adrenaline]] normalising helped to bridge the synapses. ([[TV]]: | According to [[Nyssa]], who studied [[bioelectronics]], his [[adrenaline]] normalising helped to bridge the synapses. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Castrovalva (TV story)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] was similarly incapacitated after his regeneration, and only regained consciousness due to [[tea]] fumes in the [[TARDIS control room]]: "superheated infusion of [[free radical]]s and [[tannin]], just the thing for healing the synapses." ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}}) | ||
Miniature [[clone]]s of the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]], injected into the Doctor's [[brain]], witnessed a passing thought—an electrochemical reaction in the synapses—that a leg wanted to move. ([[TV]]: | Miniature [[clone]]s of the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]], injected into the Doctor's [[brain]], witnessed a passing thought—an electrochemical reaction in the synapses—that a leg wanted to move. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invisible Enemy (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Slitheen]] intended to use a [[MITRE headset]] to harvest [[telekinetic energy]] from [[Luke Smith]]—every spark from every synapse—but he overloaded the system, and used his amplified [[telekinesis]] to escape. ([[TV]]: | The [[Slitheen]] intended to use a [[MITRE headset]] to harvest [[telekinetic energy]] from [[Luke Smith]]—every spark from every synapse—but he overloaded the system, and used his amplified [[telekinesis]] to escape. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lost Boy (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[regeneration energy]] remained dormant in [[Donna Noble]]'s head until [[Davros]] zapped her with [[electricity]], and her synapses got "that little extra spark, kicking them to life". ([[TV]]: | The [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[regeneration energy]] remained dormant in [[Donna Noble]]'s head until [[Davros]] zapped her with [[electricity]], and her synapses got "that little extra spark, kicking them to life". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Journey's End (TV story)}}) | ||
== Cybernetics == | == Cybernetics == | ||
In [[Pete's World|alternate]] [[2007]], advancements in synapse research allowed [[John Lumic]] to bond cyberkinetic impulses onto a metal exoskeleton, creating the [[ | In [[Pete's World|alternate]] [[2007]], advancements in synapse research allowed [[John Lumic]] to bond cyberkinetic impulses onto a metal exoskeleton, creating the [[Cybusman|Cyberman]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[android]] [[Bigon]]'s [[reasoning chip]] contained more [[circuit]]s than the Doctor's brain had synapses. ([[TV]]: | The [[android]] [[Bigon]]'s [[reasoning chip]] contained more [[circuit]]s than the Doctor's brain had synapses. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Four to Doomsday (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Category:Nervous system]] | [[Category:Nervous system]] | ||
[[Category:Neuroscience]] | [[Category:Neuroscience]] | ||
[[Category:Anatomy and physiology from the real world]] | [[Category:Anatomy and physiology from the real world]] | ||
