What are neurotransmitters?

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What are neurotransmitters?

2006-12-02 14:06:57 · 2 answers · asked by Michael P 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health

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A neurotransmitter is one of many chemicals that modify or result in the transmission of nerve impulses between synapses. A synapse is the space, the gap between one nerve cell and another. There are excitatory neurotransmitters and inhibitory neurotransmitters. Some examples of neurotransmitters are acetylcholine, gamma-aminobutyric acid and norepinephrine.

2006-12-02 14:13:52 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Naturally occurring chemicals in the brain which transmit messages from one nerve cell to another.

2006-12-02 22:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by S H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋