What happens to a neurotransmitter (chemical messenger) that can’t reach a receiving neuron?

When a neurotransmitter does not bind to receptors on the receiving neuron, it is often taken back up by the neuron that released it. This recycling process is called reuptake, so choice D is correct. It does not simply wait in the synapse for a receiving neuron to become available.

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