Ch. 2 Neuroscience

sends signals...passes message along to other neurons or to muscles or glands

recieves messages..the neurons bushy, branching extentions the recieve messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body

the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cel lbody of the recieving neurons. the tiny gap at this junction is called the synaptic gap..meeting point between neurons

chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons when released by the sending neurons. neurotransmitters travel along the synapse and bind to the receptor siters on the recieving neuron, thereby influencing whether the neuron will generate a neural response

too much dopamine: schizophrenia

too little seratonin: depression

arouses and expends energy

conserves energy and calms