Assertion: brain's neurotransmitter | /r/HasProperty | chemical
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text: Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are released at synapses when an action potential activates them—neurotransmitters attach themselves to receptor molecules on the membrane of the synapse's target cell, and thereby alter the electrical or chemical properties of the receptor molecules.
text: Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, one of those chemicals that is responsible for transmitting signals between the nerve cells (neurons) of the brain.
text: Excitatory neurotransmitters, chemicals such as glutamate that serve to stimulate nerve cells, are released in excessive amounts.
text: For example, we know that an accumulation of Lewy bodies is associated with a loss of certain neurons in the brain that produce two important neurotransmitters, chemicals that act as messengers between brain cells.
text: Neurotransmitters are chemicals that allow nerve cells to communicate with each other and are like inner departmental emails.
text: Neurotransmitters are chemicals that relay messages from neuron to neuron.