A neuron releases an excitatory neurotransmitter. Some neurons are stimulated and some are not. How is it possible that the same signal activates one neuron and not the other?

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A neuron releases an excitatory neurotransmitter. Some neurons are stimulated and some are not. How is it possible that the same signal activates one neuron and not the other?

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