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How do neurotransmitters function to promote communication among systems within the human body?
 
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According to proponents of dissociative identity disorder, a failure of _______
  may cause the onset of the illness.
 
  A) the normal process of personality integration
   B) normal attachment processes
   C) executive brain function
   D) developmental task mastery



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Answer to Question 1

Neurotransmitters relay the electrical signals from one neuron to the next because neurons do not actually touch each other. When an electrical signal reaches the axon terminal, neurotransmitters are released. They travel across the space between the neurons (synapse) and land on the surface of the neighboring neuron, triggering the second neuron to fire, relaying the electrical impulse.

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