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arXiv:1008.4279physics.bio-ph

The Physics of Nerves

Thomas Heimburg

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Abstract

The accepted model for nerve pulse propagation in biological membranes seems insufficient. It is restricted to dissipative electrical phenomena and considers nerve pulses exclusively as a microscopic phenomenon. A simple thermodynamic model that is based on the macroscopic properties of membranes allows explaining more features of nerve pulse propagation including the phenomenon of anesthesia that has so far remained unexplained.

arXiv comments
7 pages, 7 Figures. English translation of an article published in Physik Journal in German language
Journal reference
English translation of: T. Heimburg. 2009. Physik Journal 8 (3): 33-39
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Subjects
physics.bio-phBiological Physics

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