All about synapses and connections in NEST
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Connections between nodes define possible channels for interactions
between them. A connection between two nodes is established, using the
command ``Connect``.

Each connection has two basic parameters, *weight* and *delay*. The
weight determines the strength of the connection, the delay determines
how long an event needs to travel from the sending to the receiving
node. The delay must be a positive number greater or equal to the
simulation stepsize and is given in ms.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   handling_connections
   connection_management
   simulations_with_gap_junctions
   weight_normalization
   ../models/index_synapse