A new theory of nerve conduction
- 1 September 1966
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Spectrum
- Vol. 3 (9), 123-127
- https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.1966.5217703
Abstract
This article offers a fresh view of the problem of nerve conduction through the ``looking glass'' of semiconductor physics. It sees the nerve axon as being something like a combination of an ionic transistor and a distributed active transmission line, a view that allows the interpretation of a number of important observations of nerve behavior.Keywords
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