A continued stimulus, such as a state of tension, a light or a sound, produces a continued passage of sensory impulses to the central nervous system.
Zap goes the Neuron
Zap goes the Neuron
If I do not greatly deceive myself, I have succeeded in realizing…
The hundred years’ dream of physicists and physiologists, to wit, the identity of the nervous principle with electricity
Du Bois-Reymond 1848
Cho and John are talking about the following article:
The Principles of Nerve Cell Communication
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John
Hello Cho, I wonder if I could bother you with some questions? 😊
Cho
Hi John, sure, what do you need? 😉
John
I’m working on an article on neuromorphic computing
Cho
Well, I’m good for the “neuro” part, but computing …not so much😅
John
No problem, I already talked to Sam, and the “neuro” part is precisely why I come to you now 😊
Cho
Ah, OK then I do think I can be of assistance!
John
Excellent! Sam really confused me with his talk of analog and digital or continuous and discrete 😣
Cho
Yes, that is something that comes up a lot when talking about neurons
John
So can you help me with that? What kind of information or signals do neurons exchange?
Cho
Let’s start with “it’s complicated”
John
I was afraid you’d say something like that …😅
Cho
First of all, there are many different kinds of neurons
John
Oh! Yes, I recall we talked about that! “Little big brain“
Cho
Very good! 😊
Secondly, people tend to focus on the electrical aspect, not on the chemical one
John
What do you mean?
Cho
When a neuron fires, it isn’t exactly the same as flipping a switch
John
So it isn’t digital or discrete?
Cho
Not straightforwardly no, but it also depends on how you look at it?
John
Is this going to be about quantum and observers and stuff like that?
Cho
Ha! No, not at all. 😅
I just meant that the answer might vary depending on the questions you ask
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