Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Spikes and Waves (1975x3)

Uitzenddatum: Dec 30, 1975

It is one of the properties of muscle and nerve cells that their activity is accompanied by electrical events which can be detected outside the cells. An extreme manifestation of this effect is found in electric fish where special cells similar to muscle cells are connected in series like a multi-cell battery to produce external voltages sufficient to stun other fish.