Correlation of action potentials in adjacent neurons. (23rd November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shneider, M N; Pekker, M
• Is Part Of: Physical biology. Volume 12:Number 6(2015:Dec.)
• Publication Date: 2015-11-23
• Subjects: action potential -- sinchronization -- adjacent neurons; Biophysics -- Periodicals; Biochemistry -- Periodicals; Biology -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 570.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/12/6/066009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-3967

Abstract

Abstract: A possible mechanism for the synchronization of action potential propagation along a bundle of neurons (ephaptic coupling) is considered. It is shown that this mechanism is similar to the salutatory conduction of the action potential between the nodes of Ranvier in myelinated axons. The proposed model allows us to estimate the scale of the correlation, i.e., the distance between neurons in the nervous tissue, wherein their synchronization becomes possible. The possibility for experimental verification of the proposed model of synchronization is discussed.