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The Nerve Impulse | |
File name | The Nerve Impulse |
File Description | Axons are responsible for the transmission of information between different points of the nervous system and their function is analogous to the wires that connect different points in an electric circuit. The energy required to put an ion into the lipid bilayer is so large that we would expect the membrane to be practically impermeable to ions. However, experimentally, it has been found that the membrane presents a finite permeability to cations and anions. The Nernst Potential. How is it possible to separate charge across the membrane? Let us take a simple example. Assume that we have two compartments separated by a membrane that has channels that are only permeable to potassium and no other ions can permeate |
Category Name | Psychology |
Subject Name | General Psychology |
Module Name | Introduction to Psychology |
Micro Category Name | Neurons -Nerve Impulse, Synapses, Neurotransmit |
Level | Bachleors |
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