Final Thoughts on Vitamin B12 Injections. 1  Vitamin B12 injections (or shots) are used to overcome vitamin B12 deficiency, which is common especially among the elderly, those with intestinal damage or disorders, people with pernicious anemia, and vegetarians/vegans.
Neurons communicate over long distances by sending signals called nerve impulses through the axons which make up a tract or nerve. Because each axon may branch into a whole tree, and because nerve impulses go down each branch when an axon divides, a single neuron may send signals to thousands of other neurons.
How do neurons transmit and receive information? In order for neurons to communicate, they need to transmit information both within the neuron and from one neuron to the next. This process utilizes both electrical signals as well as chemical messengers. The dendrites of neurons receive information from sensory receptors or other neurons. This information is then passed down to the cell body and on to the axon. Once the information has arrived at the axon, it travels down the length of the axon in the form of an electrical signal known as an action potential.