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None of these "faster than the constituent parts" phenomena can transmit information faster than the constituent parts, though.
by schmidtleonard 2y ago
None of these "faster than the constituent parts" phenomena can transmit information faster than the constituent parts, though.
- dr_dshiv 2y agoYes they can. Changes in an electrical field travels much faster than the chemical propagation. At the level of a neuron, the field change is weak. But many neurons can create a meaningful change in electrical field potential that propagates much faster than the action potentials.