Inhibiting the reuptake of a neurotransmitter substance has the result of
A) increasing the effects of that neurotransmitter.
B) inhibiting the effects of that neurotransmitter.
C) blocking receptor molecules sensitive to that neurotransmitter.
D) producing sedation throughout the nervous system.
E) breaking down enzymes in the synapse.

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Inhibiting the reuptake of a neurotransmitter means that the neurotransmitter stays in the synaptic cleft longer, thus increasing its effects by allowing it more time to bind to receptors on the post-synaptic neuron.

Inhibiting the Reuptake of a Neurotransmitter Substance Has the Result