Editing Neurotransmitter (section)

===Release===

Generally, a neurotransmitter is released via [[exocytosis]] at the presynaptic terminal in response to an electrical signal called an [[action potential]] in the presynaptic neuron. However, low-level "baseline" release also occurs without electrical stimulation. Neurotransmitters are released into and diffuse across the [[synaptic cleft]], where they bind to specific [[Receptor (biochemistry)|receptors]] on the membrane of the postsynaptic neuron.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Elias LJ, Saucier DM | date =2005 | title = Neuropsychology: Clinical and Experimental Foundations. | location = Boston | publisher = Pearson }}</ref>