Eccles, Hodgkin, Huxley (1963) — Ionic basis of the action potential
nerves · Nobel Prize · Physiology or Medicine 1963 · 1963
Discovered how electric signals are transmitted in nerves: sodium and potassium ions migrate in opposite directions through cell walls, creating electric tension. Eccles showed excitatory vs inhibitory synapses.
Authors
John Eccles, Alan Hodgkin, Andrew Huxley
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Discovered how electric signals are transmitted in nerves: sodium and potassium ions migrate in opposite directions through cell walls, creating electric tension. Eccles showed excitatory vs inhibitory synapses.
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