https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-02883-5
Review
Physics shapes signals in nerves
1
Department of Cybernetics, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086, Tallinn, Estonia
2
Estonian Academy of Sciences, Kohtu 6, 10130, Tallinn, Estonia
3
The Academy of Sciences of Torino, Turin, Italy
Received:
21
March
2022
Accepted:
26
May
2022
Published online:
15
June
2022
In this short review, the importance of physics in understanding the signal propagation in nerve fibres is discussed. The main carrier of information is the action potential, but it is accompanied by mechanical and thermal effects. A possible model governing the ensemble of waves takes the basic laws of physics into account and describes the interactions between the dynamical effects. Such a model needs a corresponding mathematical formulation and, in this way, the interdisciplinarity combining electrophysiology, physics, and mathematics helps to understand the complex process of signal propagation in nerves measured experimentally.
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