A neurotransmitter is a chemical released from a neuron following an action potential that travels across the synapse to either excite or inhibit the target neuron, with different neurons utilizing different neurotransmitters to achieve varying effects.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Queensland Brain Institute
  Action potentials and synapses - Queensland Brain Institute

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• Action potentials and synapses - Queensland Brain Institute qbi.uq.edu.au Queensland Brain Institute via serper

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• neuron concept
• neurotransmitter concept
• synapse concept