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Título del libro: Horizons In Neuroscience Research
Título del capítulo: Pulse attraction-repulsion: An information code in neurons

Autores UNAM:
LEONARDO RODRIGUEZ SOSA;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2015
Palabras clave:

Action potentials; Doublets; Neural code; Optical fiber; Soliton


Resumen:

In this chapter, it is compared the phenomenon of pulse attraction-repulsion in both neurons and optical fibers. In the latter case, the pulses, so-called solitons, interact with each other at long distances that have an influence on the information code. As for paired action potentials in neurons, so-called doublets, they interact with each other at short times with regard to the relative refractory period, increasing or decreasing the inter-pulse interval (IPI), that we suggested as a neural code. The main purpose of this comparison is to provide some fundamentals for the characterization of the action potential in neurons as a soliton and therefore to explain some of its features in the frame of the new soliton theory based on thermodynamic principles. Finally, it is discussed the possible implications of the pulse attraction-repulsion effect, caused by the paired-pulse stimulation (PPS) technique practiced in both neurology and clinical studies. © 2015 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.


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