Nerve06/introduction/action potential

The electric signal in the nervous system that is equivalent to "1" in the computer is the "action potential".

Computers, with the digital system, use only 0 and 1 for electric signals. Neurons handle information similarly. The "action potential" in the neuron is equivalent to "1" in the computer. An action potential is either generated or not generated, as in the "all or none" law.

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The postsynaptic potential action potential resting membrane potential  正解! in the nervous system is equivalent to "1" in the computer.

Index:L6:introduction to the nervous system