On 9 Jul 1996, Bill Skaggs wrote:
> On the whole, neurons with thicker axons conduct impulses faster,
> because their resistance per unit length is lower. Thicker axons
> impose greater metabolic demands, requiring more metabolic machinery,
> some of which is localized to the cell body. Therefore fast-
> conducting neurons tend to have large cell bodies. There is not,
> however, any direct causal relationship between cell size and
> conduction velocity.
>> -- Bill
Assuming that neurons are controling the timing of firing relative to
each other, main branches that are transfering common information
should have a common carrier modulation. Is their then a relationship
between size and alpha, theta, gamma, etc. Ron Blue
