A neuron is firing action potentials at its maximum rate of 200 per second. What is...
A neuron is firing action potentials at its maximum rate of 200 per second. What is the duration of its absolute refractory period?
a) 100 msec b) 25 msec c) 5 msec d) 50 msec e) 2.5 msec
Homework Answers
1 sec = 1000 mili second (msec)
Number of action potential firing per second is 200.
The time of action potential is the time of absolute refractory period.
So, duration of absolute refractory period is 1000/200 = 5 msec. Option c is the correct alternative here.
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