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nerve impulse

An action potential. The electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus.[[Nerve impulses are subject to the all-or-none-law where there are two possibilities in regards to impulses, either a pulse or no pulse (like a digital signal). The axon of the nerve is responsible for carrying the message between nerve cells.