Arthur is a young child with an old-fashioned rubber horn on his bicycle. He squeezes the horn to make a funny but annoying sound, and then has to wait for the rubber bladder to fill with air before he can "honk" again. The time he must wait is similar to a neuron's ________ period.

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The refractory period in neurons is the time after an action potential during which the neuron is unable to fire again until it resets, similar to the time Arthur must wait for the horn to be ready to honk again.

Arthur Is a Young Child with an Old-Fashioned Rubber Horn