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The Relation Between the Intensity of Excitation and the Number of Neurones Traversed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

H. D. Landahl
H. D. Landahl*
Affiliation:
The University of Chicago
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Abstract

In previous formulations the assumption has been made that the intensity of excitation or inhibition varies with distance. In this paper the simple case of a series of identical neurones is treated. The development shows five possible relations. In future theoretical formulations it is no longer necessary to postulate arbitrary relations in case any of the derived forms can be used.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , December 1938 , pp. 291 - 295
Copyright
Copyright © 1938 The Psychometric Society

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