Neuroelectric potentials derived from an extended version of Hodgkin-Huxley model.

In 1952, Hodgkin and Huxley and others generated a revolution in our concept of the axon membrane and how it propagates the action potential. In 1959, Bullock described another revolution, a “quiet revolution” in our concept of the functions performed by the remainder of the nerve cell. In this paper we have attempted to show a possible connection between these two revolutions. We have proposed that a single unifying concept, that of the Modem Ionic Hypothesis, can account for almost all of the diverse behavior described by Bullock. In addition, we have attempted to demonstrate the value of electronic analogs in the study of systems as complex as that of the neural membrane.