Nerve impulse propagation: Mechanical wave model and HH model.
Med Hypotheses 2019;
137:109540. [PMID:
31918215 DOI:
10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109540]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The Hodgkin-Huxley model (HH model) of nerve propagation from the middle of the 20th century has not remained untouched by criticism. Complementary as well as ambivalent views of this model have been published. A real breakthrough of another model does not exist yet. Many similarities as well as contradictions between the HH model and the alternative mechanical impulse model are shown.
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