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  2. Time constant - Wikipedia

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    This means that the time constant is the time elapsed after 63% of V max has been reached Setting for t = for the fall sets V(t) equal to 0.37V max, meaning that the time constant is the time elapsed after it has fallen to 37% of V max. The larger a time constant is, the slower the rise or fall of the potential of a neuron.

  3. Rheobase - Wikipedia

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    However, demyelination, which exposes internodal membrane with a higher membrane time constant than that of the original node, can also increase strength-duration time constant. [13] The strength-duration time constant of both cutaneous and motor afferents decreases with age, and this corresponds to an increase in rheobase. [7] Two possible ...

  4. Membrane potential - Wikipedia

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    Starting from any initial state, the current flowing across either the conductance or the capacitance decays with an exponential time course, with a time constant of τ = RC, where C is the capacitance of the membrane patch, and R = 1/g net is the net resistance. For realistic situations, the time constant usually lies in the 1—100 ...

  5. Exponential growth - Wikipedia

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    The growth constant k is the frequency (number of times per unit time) of growing by a factor e; in finance it is also called the logarithmic return, continuously compounded return, or force of interest. The e-folding time τ is the time it takes to grow by a factor e. The doubling time T is the time it takes to double.

  6. RC time constant - Wikipedia

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    The RC time constant, denoted τ (lowercase tau), the time constant (in seconds) of a resistor–capacitor circuit (RC circuit), is equal to the product of the circuit resistance (in ohms) and the circuit capacitance (in farads):

  7. General time- and transfer constant analysis - Wikipedia

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    The general time- and transfer-constants (TTC) analysis [1] is the generalized version of the Cochran-Grabel (CG) method, [2] which itself is the generalized version of zero-value time-constants (ZVT), which in turn is the generalization of the open-circuit time constant method (OCT). [3]

  8. Threshold potential - Wikipedia

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    A. A schematic view of an idealized action potential illustrates its various phases as the action potential passes a point on a cell membrane. B. Actual recordings of action potentials are often distorted compared to the schematic view because of variations in electrophysiological techniques used to make the recording.

  9. Steady state (biochemistry) - Wikipedia

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    In biochemistry, steady state refers to the maintenance of constant internal concentrations of molecules and ions in the cells and organs of living systems. [1] Living organisms remain at a dynamic steady state where their internal composition at both cellular and gross levels are relatively constant, but different from equilibrium concentrations. [1]