Dopamine doesn’t actually make you feel good—here's the science behind the 'happy hormone'
Dopamine rushes, withdrawals, and detoxes are trending among wellness gurus online. But experts say the science behind the ...
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Cells of the nervous system, neurotransmitters at synapses
Between impulses the transmitter molecules are rapidly removed from the synaptic cleft to prevent continuous ... Re-uptake – the neurotransmitter is reabsorbed back into the presynaptic neuron ...
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Diagram of synaptic transmission (IMAGE)
releasing neurotransmitter into the gap between neurons, known as the synaptic cleft. (4) The neurotransmitters bind to receptor sites on ion channels in the postsynaptic membrane, causing them to ...
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Synaptic communication
The remaining 15 chapters of the book cover synapses from A to Z and even include a chapter by Tom Südhof on the synaptic cleft ... and colleagues), neurotransmitter release (Tom Südhof and ...
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Fluorescent false neurotransmitters
Also, because the dyes bind to the vesicle membrane—unlike neurotransmitters, which are accumulated inside the vesicles—they do not really measure synaptic transmission. The groups decided to ...
Chinese study sheds light on how dopamine transporter can cause build-up of ‘feel-good hormone’
Findings could lead to new treatments for dopamine transporter-related disorders and addiction to drugs such as cocaine, according to researchers A team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences say they ...
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Cells of the nervous system, neurotransmitters at synapses
This results in enough neurotransmitter being diffused across the synaptic cleft to trigger the impulse in the postsynaptic neuron. This process is called summation.