What are chemical and electrical signals?
What are chemical and electrical signals? Neurons communicate via both electrical signals and chemical signals. The electrical signals are action potentials, which transmit the information from one of a neuron to the other; the chemical signals are neurotransmitters, which transmit the information from one neuron to the next. What do you mean by neurotransmitter? Neurotransmitters are often referred to as the body's chemical messengers. They are the molecules used by the nervous system to transmit messages between neurons, or from neurons to muscles. Whether a neurotransmitter is excitatory or inhibitory depends on the receptor it binds to. What is electro...