AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Neurotransmitter – A chemical released from a neuron following an action potential. The neurotransmitter travels across the synapse to excite or inhibit the target neuron. Different types of neurons use different neurotransmitters and therefore have different effects on their targets.

Detailed explanation-2: -As it moves through a nerve cell, an electrical signal will stimulate these sacs. Then, the vesicles move to-and merge with-their cell’s outer membrane. From there, they spill their chemicals into the synapse. Those freed neurotransmitters then float across the gap and over to a neighboring cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -A neurotransmitter signal travels from a neuron, across the synapse, to the next neuron. The synapse is the name given to the space between the two neurons. Neurotransmitters are important in boosting and balancing signals in the brain and for keeping the brain functioning.