Rather than merely firing in a digital on–off fashion, vertebrate neurons may have an analogue aspect to their signalling too — a finding that will not surprise many who have worked on invertebrate neurons.
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Marder, E. Extending influence. Nature 441, 702–703 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441702a
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