  In 2005, we proposed that the nerve pulse is an electromechanical soliton.
This concept represents a challenge to the well-known Hodgkin-Huxley model
which is of a purely electrical nature. The soliton theory was criticized by
Nimtz and Aichmann in a recent article in Zeitung f\"ur Naturforschung A. Here,
we wish to comment on some statements that we regard as misinterpretations of
our views.
