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 The membrane or Ionic Theory of Nerve Impulse was proposed by

Option: 1

Hans Berger


Option: 2

Hodgkin and Huxley


Option: 3

W M Bayliss


Option: 4

None of the above


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Nerve Impulse

Membrane or Ionic Theory of Nerve Impulse:

  • It was proposed by Hodgkin and Huxley in the 1930s.
  • This theory suggests that the electrical events in the nerve fibres are governed by differential permeability of the axolemma to sodium and potassium ions. 
  • The differential permeability is regulated by the electric field across the membrane. 
  • As per this theory, the conduction of nerve impulse can be categorised into two phases:

                       - Resting membrane potential of nerve
                       - Action membrane potential of nerve
 

-Hence, the correct option is b

 

 

 

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