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colleen colleen
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10 years ago
In his studies of nerve conduction velocity, Hermann von Helmholtz noted that
a. electrical signal speeds differ from nerve to nerve.
b. nerve conduction velocity is at the speed of light.
c. nerves conduct signals faster than do electrical wires.
d. the velocity of nerve conduction is slower in nerves than in wires.
e. different sensory systems use different conduction speeds.
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10 years ago
Hermann von Helmholtz was the first scientist to devise a way to measure the speed of the action potential along a nerve.  His results of 90 m/sec were far slower than others had imagined using electricity as their model of nerve conduction.
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