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The two-factor theory of nervous excitation with non-normal accommodation

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By introducing a parameter which vanishes when the accommodation is normal the modifications in theoretical predictions when accommodation is non-normal are discussed, particularly in the case of stimulation by alternating currents. It is found that non-normality always has the effect of lowering the optimal amplitude of the alternating current, measured in units of the observed rheobase.

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    Alston S. Householder

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Householder, A.S. The two-factor theory of nervous excitation with non-normal accommodation. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 6, 157–161 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02478433

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