Also referred to as chemical messengers, neurotransmitters are chemical agents made and released by neurons. They are stored in vesicles at the terminal end (presynaptic terminal) of a neuron. Their ...

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Weill Cornell Medicine investigators discovered that unique bacteria colonize the gut shortly after birth and make the neurotransmitter serotonin to educate gut immune cells. This prevents allergic ...

Most personality traits are highly heritable. Still, there is a great deal of doubt about whether complex human behavior can be genetically determined. Receptors for neurotransmitters are products of ...