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Action Potential Model
Hodgkin and Huxley mathematically described the ionic basis of the action potential.
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Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley's 1952 mathematical model of the squid giant axon action potential described ionic conductances through voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels. Their Nobel-winning work founded computational neuroscience and remains the standard model of neural excitability.
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