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Function of Neurotransmitters Carolynn DuBois Period 1 AP Psych 9/25/07 Overview Neurotransmitter=a chemical released by a neuron that stimulates nearby neurons and allows for nerve impulses to be passed throughout the body A neurotransmitter is made in the cell body of a neuron and later travels down to the axon terminal Neurotransmitters are kept in vesicles, which fuse with the axon terminal’s membrane and travel into the synaptic cleft, ready to bind to receptors in the postsynaptic membrane What a neurotransmitter looks like…
