In the last 15 years, a debate has emerged about the validity of the famous Hodgkin-Huxley model for nerve impulse. Mechanical models have been proposed. This note reviews the experimental properties of the nerve impulse and discusses the proposed alternatives. The experimental data, which rule out some of the alternative suggestions, show that while the Hodgkin-Huxley model may not be complete, it nevertheless includes essential features that should not be overlooked in the attempts made to improve, or supersede, it.

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信息如何在神经中传递？


在过去的 15 年里，关于著名的神经冲动霍奇金-赫胥黎模型的有效性引发了一场争论。已经提出了机械模型。本文回顾了神经冲动的实验特性并讨论了提议的替代方案。排除了一些替代建议的实验数据表明，虽然霍奇金-赫胥黎模型可能并不完整，但它仍然包含在改进或取代它的尝试中不应忽视的基本特征。