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Transmission of Nerve Impulses
Transmission of Nerve Impulses
NERVE IMPULSE
ADITHYA. C
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology,
Nirmalagiri Arts & Science
Academy
(Note: Neuron at rest, action potential and its molecular basis, propagation of action
potential)
Nerves and nerve fibers are excitable and are capable of transmission of
messages as electrical impulses. Nerve impulses are electro- chemical excitation
waves passing along the membrane of stimulated neurons. Transmission of
neurons involves 3 fundamental process;