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One way traffic of pulses in a neuron

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In this paper we investigate the effect of a change in geometry of a nerve axon on the propagation of potential waves along the axon. In particular we show that potential waves are stopped at a sudden large increase of cross-section area such as increase of diameter or branching. Some special examples are treated. The results do also apply to problems in population genetics and chemical reaction theory.

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Pauwelussen, J. One way traffic of pulses in a neuron. J. Math. Biol. 15, 151–171 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00275071

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