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 ...

Axons are traditionally considered stable transmission cables, but evidence of the regulation of action potential propagation demonstrates that axons may have more important roles. However, their ...

PULSE # 2 At t = 1/fs a stimulator action potential is initiated and at Dt later an action potential is initiated at the generator, where Dt = 1/fg - 1/fs. At the time Dt the stimulator initiated ...

Myelin is the fatty membranes of cells called Oligodendroglia (in the CNS) and Schwann Cells (in the PNS) that wraps around the axon and acts as an insulator, preventing the dissipation of the ...

In animal experiments, the researchers showed that the voltage-sensitive dyes were able to track the action potential of the excised cardiac cells of frogs, mice, rabbits, and guinea pigs as deep ...

The action potential is widely understood as an electrical phenomenon. However, a long experimental history has documented the existence of co-propagating mechanical signatures.

Collision Block of Action Potentials. An electrically initiated action potential (AP) can be sent towards an oncoming naturally generated AP to neutralize it and stop propagation, collision block. To ...