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Neurotransmitters

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Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers released into the synapse that carry a signal to the receiving neuron.

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An arriving action potential triggers vesicles to release their neurotransmitter into the synaptic gap.

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Neurotransmitters do not carry meaning. Meaning comes from which circuit released them and where they land.