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From: embronne@cs.vu.nl (Bronneberg EM)
Subject: Re: Men : Analogical or Digital ?
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: > >.... Current theories do not state that the firing of neurons is the
: > >only way of transferring information. In fact, there are indications
: > >that some radical (I think it was NO [nitrogen-monoxide])

: I am slightly aware of various neuro-transmitters, RNA controls, 
: fluid chemical predispositions, chemical memory traces and other chemical
: control agents. At the molecular level, still digital in action, I
: believe?

What I meant is that under certain circumstances a neuron will release an
amount of NO. This will spread and all surrounding neurons notice this and
will respond to this. The quantity of NO they receive depends on how close
they are to the neuron that releases it. I don't think they repond in the
same manner as they would to a neuro-transmitter (by firing themselves). But
I don't remember the details.

Miel Bronneberg,
embronne@cs.vu.nl
