Nerve current timing

[nbucska]

I know it is usual to excite a neuron with a current
and measure its response. Do they use the input to output
timing information e.g. to determine the lenght of the
path or the number of neurons in the path from the delay ?


<nbucska@pcperipherals.com>

 

[WALASHRY]

Dear my friend
yes you can stimylate the nerve by external stimulus
and measure the response at destination and from delay in time you can know more information about how is the nerve look like

 

[dspDad]

Late response, similar to the measurements.

Usually the nerve conduction velocity is measured over a fixed or measured distance. (for example, elbow to writst) Slowing and a change in the waveshape is indicative of injury.

The number of neurons is much harder to measure, and until large numbers of neurons are lost the response is relatively normal.

Dspdad