A semiclassical theory for nerve excitation by a low intensity electromagnetic field
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Spiegel, RJ; Joines, WT
Published in: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
1973
A possible mechanism for microwave-neuron interaction, when the nerve is irradiated by a thermally insignificant electromagnetic field, is described. The radiation field is treated classically, but the atomic system which interacts with this field is treated quantum mechanically using the density matrix approach. Attention is given to both homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening effects, and the degrading influence of inhomogeneous broadening upon the neural membrane's ability to interact with the electromagnetic field is shown. © 1973 Society for Mathematical Biology.
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Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
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ISSN
0007-4985
Publication Date
1973
Volume
35
Issue
5-6
Start / End Page
591 / 605
Related Subject Headings
- Refractory Period, Electrophysiological
- Neurons
- Neural Conduction
- Models, Neurological
- Microwaves
- Mathematics
- Bioinformatics
- 49 Mathematical sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences
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Spiegel, R. J., & Joines, W. T. (1973). A semiclassical theory for nerve excitation by a low intensity electromagnetic field. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 35(5–6), 591–605. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458364
Spiegel, R. J., and W. T. Joines. “A semiclassical theory for nerve excitation by a low intensity electromagnetic field.” Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 35, no. 5–6 (1973): 591–605. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458364.
Spiegel RJ, Joines WT. A semiclassical theory for nerve excitation by a low intensity electromagnetic field. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 1973;35(5–6):591–605.
Spiegel, R. J., and W. T. Joines. “A semiclassical theory for nerve excitation by a low intensity electromagnetic field.” Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, vol. 35, no. 5–6, 1973, pp. 591–605. Scival, doi:10.1007/BF02458364.
Spiegel RJ, Joines WT. A semiclassical theory for nerve excitation by a low intensity electromagnetic field. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 1973;35(5–6):591–605.
Published In
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
DOI
ISSN
0007-4985
Publication Date
1973
Volume
35
Issue
5-6
Start / End Page
591 / 605
Related Subject Headings
- Refractory Period, Electrophysiological
- Neurons
- Neural Conduction
- Models, Neurological
- Microwaves
- Mathematics
- Bioinformatics
- 49 Mathematical sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences