( There ( ( is ( ( ( a ( small space ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( a synapse ) -RRB- ) ) ) ( between ( ( ( ( the axon ) ( the neuron ) ) or ) ( the ( nearby ( nerve cells ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ small) (NN space)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (DT a) (NN synapse)) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN axon)) (NP (DT the) (NN neuron))) (CC or) (NP (DT the) (JJ nearby) (NN nerve) (NNS cells)))))) (. .)))
There is a small space (a synapse) between the axon the neuron or the nearby nerve cells.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (DT the) (NN synapse)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN space)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN neuron)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (JJ next) (NN cell)))))) (. .)))
The the synapse is the space between a neuron and the next cell.