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The action potential allows neurons to talk to each other and to other cells in the body. It's a process we can make easier to understand by modeling it as an electric circuit. That's exactly what the Hodgkin-Huxley model does! Let's learn how it works.

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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS

Why Does Stuff Happen? Gradients!
https://youtu.be/Kbf6H5dwTFc

You Do NOT "Charge" A Battery!
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