Neurotransmitters
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A message travels from the dendrites through the cell body and to the end of the axon
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The message causes the chemicals, called neurotransmitters, to be released from the end of the axon into the synapse. The neurotransmitters carry the message with them into the synapse
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The neurotransmitters then travel across the synapse to special places on the dendrites of the next neuron, called receptors
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Once the neurotransmitters has attached to the receptors of the second neuron, the message is passed on
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The neurotransmitters are released from the receptors and are either broken down or go back into the axon of the first neuron