Neurotransmission

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What Happens at The Synapse?

The brain is responsible for every thought, feeling, and action. But how do the billions of cells that reside in the brain manage these feats?

How Do Brain Cells Communicate?

They signal to one another using a process called neurotransmission. But the transmission of these important chemical messages could not occur without unique cellular structures called receptors.

Neurotransmitters

Brain cells communicate by passing chemical messages to one another. Those chemical messages are unique molecules called neurotransmitters.

Neurotransmission: The Synapse

Neurotransmission: Brain Receptors

Neurotransmission: Neurotransmitters

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