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To: DavesM who wrote (244492)	4/1/2002 10:50:18 PM
From: rich4eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Nope nerves are analog the Human Body is analog

To: DavesM who wrote (244492)	4/1/2002 10:59:35 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I think the "electrical impulse" usually shown as nerve firing occurs inside the nerve cell. The actual information transfer is a neuro-transmitter chemical such as dopamine. The level of chemical that transfers between cells is quite variable, the hallmark of analog. The "clock rate" of nerve firing is only about 100 Hz (compared to a computers 2 billion Hz rate). The reduced speed is due to the slow chemical nature. The advantage of neurons is that there are many of them. TP