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Preview: ... ve across the synapse, neurotransmitters bind to specific receptor sites on the receiving end of dendrites of the nearby neurons. They can also bind directly to cell bodies.<br> Once the receptors are activated, they open channels through the cell membrane into the receiving nerve cell's interior or start other processes that determine what the receiving nerve cell will do. Some neurotransmitters inhibit nerve cell function (that is, they make it less likely that the nerve cell will send an electrical signal down its axon). Other neurotransmitters stimulate nerve cells; they prime the receiving cell to become active or send an electrical signal down the axon to more n ...

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