Abstract
The refractory behavior of a multiple nonlinear node model of mammalian myclinated nerve fibers is studied. It is shown that the model predicts the occurence of abortive spikes towards the end of the absolute refractory period and that both the spike amplitude and the spike conduction velocity depend on the stimulus repetition rate. It is concluded that impulse conduction properties rather than the frequency following behavior of a single node determine the firing properties at high stimulus rates.
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