Mechanical surface waves accompany action potential propagation
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Mechanical surface waves accompany action potential propagation.
Many diverse studies have shown that a mechanical displacement of the axonal membrane accompanies the electrical pulse defining the action potential (AP). We present a model for these mechanical displacements as arising from the driving of surface wave modes in which potential energy is stored in elastic properties of the neuronal membrane and cytoskeleton while kinetic energy is carried by the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7697