Before revision:  Here we investigated the response of a stochastic Hodgkin-Huxley neuron model to transient input pulses. We found that the response (firing or no firing), as well as the response time, is dependent on the state of the neuron at the moment when input pulse is applied.
After revision:  Here we investigated the response of a stochastic Hodgkin-Huxley neuron model to transient input subthreshold pulses. It was found that the response (firing or no firing), as well as the response time, is dependent on the state of the neuron at the moment when input pulse is applied.