Instructions

Briefly answer the following questions and submit your response.

1. What is a neurotransmitter?
2. How are neurotransmitters secreted into the synaptic cleft?
3. How does a neurotransmitter cause an action potential in a receiving neuron?
4. How is the signal between neurons stopped?
5. Briefly describe the Signal Transduction Cascade— what is the function of this process and how does it work?
6. What are the differences between voltage-gated and ligand-ion channels? What functions do they have in the brain?
7. What is a G-protein-linked receptor?
8. What are agonist, partial agonist, antagonist, and inverse agonists and how do they affect signal transduction?
9. Your assignment should be in APA format with evidence-based references to support your statements.