Why do neurons communicate with others through nerve impulses?
All cells do communicate with other cells. Cells communicate with each other through direct contact, over short distances, or over large distances through things like hormones. Some cell-to-cell communication requires direct cell-cell contact. Some cells can form gap junctions that connects the cytoplasm of one cell to another. Neurons have electrical conduction but the conduction isn’t the means of communication. Neurons do not touch but they come very close together. When two neurons form a connection with each other, the axon of one cell almost touches a dendrite of another, leaving a tiny space called a synaptic gap. The process of sending a signal from one neuron to the next involves the activation of chemical messengers called neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters are stored in vesicles (sacs) in the axon buds. An electrical impulse generated from the main body of the first neuron flows down the axon and triggers the release of neurotransmitter molecules into the synaptic ga
