Stochastic Simulations on the Reliability of Action Potential Propagation in Thin Axons
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Stochastic Simulations on the Reliability of Action Potential Propagation in Thin Axons
It is generally assumed that axons use action potentials (APs) to transmit information fast and reliably to synapses. Yet, the reliability of transmission along fibers below 0.5 microm diameter, such as cortical and cerebellar axons, is unknown. Using detailed models of rodent cortical and squid axons and stochastic simulations, we show how conduction along such thin axons is affected by the pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Computational Biology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1553-7358
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030079