Fig. 11. Encoding of stimulus duration in the bombykal cell was tested with
cartridge stimulations at a dose of 10 µg bombykal (N=7). The
sensillar potential (SP) amplitude (A), the half time of the rising phase of
the SP (t1/2 rise; B), and the action potential (AP)
frequency (E) did not encode stimulus durations from 20 ms to 5 s. But the
declining phase of the SP, as reflected by t1/2 decline
(C), and the total number of APs (D) distinguished stimulus durations between
approximately 100 ms and 5 s.