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How do nerves work? - Elliot Krane

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At any moment, there is an electrical storm coursing through your body. Discover how chemical reactions create an electric current that drives our responses to everything from hot pans to a mother’s caress.

There is an imbalance in the ions on the inside of the nerve and the outside of the nerve resulting in a negative electrical charge of approximately -70 millivolts. This is called the nerve’s:

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