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Neurone calculation

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for Q1.) the answer is (60x60x1000) / 4

where does the 1000 come from?
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Original post by kiiten
Screenshot 2017-02-02 21.09.24.png

for Q1.) the answer is (60x60x1000) / 4

where does the 1000 come from?


It's just to convert from milliseconds to seconds as it says '4.5 ms'
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Original post by Helpmeoutplease
It's just to convert from milliseconds to seconds as it says '4.5 ms'


Ohhh yeah, thanks :smile:
Original post by kiiten
Screenshot 2017-02-02 21.09.24.png

for Q1.) the answer is (60x60x1000) / 4

where does the 1000 come from?


yh there's 60 minutes in an hour, 60 seconds in a minute and 1000 ms in a second, so the product is how many milliseconds in an hour and there is an action potential every 4 ms so you divide the total by 4 to find the number of action potentials in an hour

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