Editing Synaptic Transmission (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Synaptic Transmission''' — The process of communication between neurons via chemical messengers.
* '''Neurotransmitter''' — A chemical substance released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse.
* '''Axon''' — The long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted.
* '''Dendrite''' — The branched extensions of a nerve cell that receive signals from other neurons.
* '''Action Potential''' — The "all-or-nothing" electrical impulse that travels down an axon.
* '''Synaptic Cleft''' — The microscopic gap between the sending and receiving neurons.
* '''Vesicle''' — A tiny "bubble" inside the neuron that stores neurotransmitters.
* '''Receptor''' — A protein on the receiving neuron that "catches" the neurotransmitter.
* '''Reuptake''' — The process by which the sending neuron reabsorbs excess neurotransmitters from the gap.
* '''Dopamine''' — A neurotransmitter associated with reward, motivation, and motor control.
* '''Serotonin''' — A neurotransmitter associated with mood regulation, sleep, and appetite.
* '''Glutamate''' — The primary "Excitatory" neurotransmitter (it tells the next neuron to fire).
* '''GABA''' — The primary "Inhibitory" neurotransmitter (it tells the next neuron ''not'' to fire).
* '''Agonist''' — A drug that mimics or increases the effect of a neurotransmitter.
* '''Antagonist''' — A drug that blocks the effect of a neurotransmitter.
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