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Ephaptic coupling of myelinated nerve fibers
J. C. EilbeckStéphane BinczakAlwyn C. Scottsubject
Functional roleMaterials scienceMyelinated axonEphaptic couplingMyelinated nerve fiberNeural processingStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsA delta fiberNeuroscienceNerve axondescription
Numerical predictions of a simple myelinated nerve fiber model are compared with theoretical results in the continuum and discrete limits, clarifying the nature of the conduction process on an isolated nerve axon. Since myelinated nerve fibers are often arranged in bundles, this model is used to study ephaptic (nonsynaptic) interactions between impulses on parallel fibers, which may play a functional role in neural processing.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-01 | Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena |