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On the formal theory of nerve conduction

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A general solution of the formal nerve conduction problem is given. As illustrations of the general method, the capacitative single-factor and the non-capacitative Lapicque problems are solved. Comparisons between velocity formulae for capacitative and non-capacitative models indicate that previously determined non-capacitative velocities are considerably too high.

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    Alvin M. Weinberg

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Weinberg, A.M. On the formal theory of nerve conduction. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 2, 127–133 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02478177

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