Week 3 guided question

• What types of neurotransmitters are generally inhibitory?

GABA 

• What types are generally excitatory?

Glutamate 

• What is the trigger for neurotransmitter release from a synapse?

Both EPSP and IPSP caused neurotransmitters release by presynapse.

• Outline/draw the steps of synaptic transmission.

• How are neurotransmitters cleared from the synaptic cleft?

 (3 ways!)