Michael-
I don't think you missed anything at all. I agree that trying to find a reason for something that evolved is a bit silly (imho). I think it is unfortunate that our textbooks and ed system seem to instill into the students that they have to know "why" something happens. This, in my veiw, is
Hi, TIPsters!
As an ex chemistry teacher, I feel a need to throw in a speculative
two-cents' worth on antidromic conduction: Given that a neuron has a fluid
internal environment, charge is going to spread both ways. It would be quite
difficult to design a neuron that passed elect
Steven is basically correct (well, as usual he IS correct):
>The traditional view is that antidromic conduction is an evolutionary
>adaptation that exists merely to help neurophysiologists out. That is,
>nature intended neuronal conduction to proceed from dendrite to axon
>terminal on
On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Stephen Black went:
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Rob Flint wrote:
>
> > Can anyone give me an example of antidromic conduction in the CNS and what
> > purpose it serves? I have a student that understands the basics, but I'm
> > having a hard time c
On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Rob Flint wrote:
> Can anyone give me an example of antidromic conduction in the CNS and what
> purpose it serves? I have a student that understands the basics, but I'm
> having a hard time conveying its purpose.
Ok, let me have a go (subject, as always, to
this about television
-Original Message-
From: Rob Flint [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 6:33 AM
To: TIPS
Subject: Antidromic Conduction
Can anyone give me an example of antidromic conduction in the CNS and what
purpose it serves? I have a student that unde
Can anyone give me an example of antidromic conduction in the CNS and what
purpose it serves? I have a student that understands the basics, but I'm
having a hard time conveying its purpose.
Thanks,
Rob Flint
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Robert W. Flin
