There are two types of removal: Re-uptake – the neurotransmitter is reabsorbed back into the presynaptic neuron and restored inside a vesicle ready to be used again. For example, noradrenaline.

Synapses are subcellular microcompartments that are essential for a digital form of transneuronal communication, mediated by chemical mediators termed neurotransmitters. At excitatory synapses in ...

The action potential causes the release of molecules called neurotransmitters, which pass from one end of the synapse to the other. Once these molecules cross the synapse, the chemical signal is ...

To do this, they use neurotransmitters. At the end of each neuron is a tiny gap called a synapse, and to communicate with the next cell, the signal needs to be able to cross this small space.

They allow the nervous system to connect to and control other systems of the body. At a chemical synapse, one neuron releases neurotransmitter molecules into a small space (the synaptic cleft) that is ...

Rapid information transfer between neurons occurs through the chemical synapse, where regulated exocytosis of neurotransmitter-containing synaptic vesicles from the pre-synaptic plasma membrane ...

Research indicates that following the onset of an acquired brain injury (ABI), the brain initiates an immediate ...

When an electrical signal arrives at the presynaptic terminal, neurotransmitters are released from vesicles into the gap between neurons. The neurotransmitters then trigger an electrical signal in ...

Neurons’ complex structures enable them to receive and transmit signals across synapses. McCabe’s team is interested in a specific part of this structure: the synaptic boutons, zones at the end of ...

Also, experts think that increasing the amount of neurotransmitters in your synapses boosts levels of proteins that help protect certain cells in your brain. One of these proteins is called brain ...

Recreational drugs can affect neurotransmitters in the reward pathway within the brain. They can act as either agonists or antagonists. Recreational drugs can also stimulate the release of ...