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| 1. Nerve Cells / 2. Nerve Cell Functioning / 3. Neuron-to-Neuron Communication / 4. Signal Transmission / 5. Neurotransmitter Recycling | |
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Normal brain functionNeuron-to-Neuron CommunicationA nerve impulse starts at the top of a neuron and travels to the end (called the "terminal") where it triggers release of the chemical neurotransmitters -- stored in sac-like structures called "vesicles" -- into the synapse. |
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