© 2000 Todd Neller.  A.I.M.A. text figures © 1995 Prentice Hall.  Used by permission.
•Complex electrochemical process:
–Synapses release chemicals…
–Chemicals increase dendrite electrical potential…
–When potential reaches a threshold, …
–An electrical pulse (action potential) goes down axon to synapses, so …
–Synapses release chemicals…
The Neuron (cont.)