Another specialized protein called a transporter removes dopamine from the synapse to be recycled for further use.6 By this process, dopamine acts as a chemical messenger, carrying a signal from neuron to neuron. In the normal communication process, dopamine is released by a neuron into the synapse (the small gap between two neurons), where it binds to specialized proteins called dopamine receptors on the...
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