neurotransmitters

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4 - Biological Mind Map on neurotransmitters, created by db56hse on 14/05/2013.
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neurotransmitters
  1. chemical messengers communicate between neurons across synapse
    1. stored at terminal of pre-synaptic neuron
      1. receptors on surface of post-synaptic neurons
        1. information transmitted electrically by action potentials along neurons by excitation or inhibition
          1. specific shapes of neurotransmitters and receptors
            1. process repeats
    2. malfunctions at synapse associated with mental illness e.g. low levels of serotonin and depression
      1. reuptake (taken back into neuron)
        1. Prozac is SSSRI and treatment for depression
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