As opposed to chemical synapses, the postsynaptic potential in electrical synapses is not caused by the opening of ion channels by chemical transmitters, but rather by direct electrical coupling between both neurons.
A difernza das sinapses químicas, o potencial postsináptico en sinapses eléctricas non está causado pola apertura de canles iónicas por transmisores químicos, senón polo acoplamento eléctrico directo das dúas neuronas.