Dendrites are appendages that are designed to receive communications from other cells. ... Although dendrites have traditionally been regarded as receivers of the neurotransmission, recent research has found that dendrites can also release neurotransmitters into the synapse (Stuart et al., 2008).

Do dendrites or axons release neurotransmitters?

Axon – The long, thin structure in which action potentials are generated; the transmitting part of the neuron. After initiation, action potentials travel down axons to cause release of neurotransmitter. Dendrite – The receiving part of the neuron.

What does the dendrites do in a neuron?

Most neurons have multiple dendrites, which extend out-ward from the cell body and are specialized to receive chemical signals from the axon termini of other neurons. Dendrites convert these signals into small electric impulses and transmit them inward, in the direction of the cell body.