Mental Changes Resulting from the Passage of Small Direct Currents Through the Human Brain

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Summary

The passage of small direct currents through nerve cells gives rise to changes in their excitability, and an outward current flow through the membrane of the soma gives Rise to depolarization and a consequent fall in the threshold for excitation of the neurone.

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Published
1964-11-01
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Keywords

Depolarization, Soma, Excitation, Physics, Neuroscience

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