Abstract
Electronic circuit analogues of biological membranes are presented, by which the passive channels are modeled as parallel and serial combinations of resistors (Ohmic conductors) and diffusors (negative non-Ohmic conductors), and the active channels of the one-way ion pumps are modeled as one-way inductors. We show that our simple analog models can reproduce known phenomena of membrane excitability such as the generation of action potentials and spike bursts.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 255-297 |
| Number of pages | 43 |
| Journal | Journal of Integrative Neuroscience |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2009 |
Keywords
- Action potential
- Circuit model of neurons
- Diffusive current
- Electric current
- Hysteresis
- IV-curves
- Ion pump
- Ion pump current
- Kirchhoff's laws
- Passive channels
- Resting potential
- Spike burst
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)