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Fluctuation in excitability of nerve fibres — a model study

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In this paper a mathematical model for the fluctuation in excitability of nerve fibres is presented. The model is based on the concept of a threshold subject to noise-like variations. Emphasis is laid on the rate of fluctuation of these disturbances.

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  1. Institute of Medical Physics, National Health Research Council, T.N.O., Utrecht, The Netherlands

    M. ten Hoopen, A. den Hertog & H. A. Reuver

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ten Hoopen, M., den Hertog, A. & Reuver, H.A. Fluctuation in excitability of nerve fibres — a model study. Kybernetik 2, 1–8 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292104

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