- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- I.1 Fundamentals of Electricity
- I.2 Patch-Clamp Recording
- I.3 Physical Basis for the Resting Potential
- I.4 Basis of the Nerve Impulse
- I.5 Properties of Neurons
- I.6 Electrophysiology of Neuronal Interactions
- I.7 Neuronal Oscillators
- SECTION II DESCRIPTION OF THE MODELS
- II.1 Electricity Model
- II.2 Patch Model
- II.3 Soma Model
- II.4 Axon Models
- II.5 Neuron Model
- II.6 Synapse Model
- II.7 Circuit Model
- II.8 Stimulator Control
- SECTION III EQUATIONS UNDERLYING NEURODYNAMIX II SIMULATIONS
- III.1 Equations Underlying the Electricity Model
- III.2 Equations Underlying the Patch Model
- III.3 Equations Underlying the Soma Model
- III.4 Equations Underlying the Axon Models
- III.5 Equations Underlying the Neuron Model
- III.6 Equations Underlying the Synapse Model
- III.7 Equations Underlying the Circuit Model
- IV.1 Form of the Equations
- IV.2 Numerical Solution
- Guide to <i>NeuroDynamix II</i> Software
- Bibliography
- Index
Fundamentals of Electricity
Fundamentals of Electricity
- Chapter:
- (p.3) I.1 Fundamentals of Electricity
- Source:
- NeuroDynamix II
- Author(s):
W. Otto Friesen
Jonathon A. Friesen
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The functions of neurons and the nervous system can be understood through an analogy (the parallel conductance model) with electrical circuits. This chapter provides an introduction to the electrical terms and concepts that undergird this analogy. It begins with brief descriptions of the components that make up electrical circuits; namely, batteries, resistors, conductors, and capacitors. The basic quantities that describe these circuits are current, voltage, resistance, and capacitance. Ohm's law is introduced and together with Kirchhoff's rules, applied to electrical circuits constructed from the elemental components. Finally, equations that are fundamental for understanding the parallel conductance model and its relationship to cell membrane potentials are derived.
Keywords: electricity, parallel conductance, resistor, conductor, capacitor, Ohm's law, current, Kirchhoff's rules
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- I.1 Fundamentals of Electricity
- I.2 Patch-Clamp Recording
- I.3 Physical Basis for the Resting Potential
- I.4 Basis of the Nerve Impulse
- I.5 Properties of Neurons
- I.6 Electrophysiology of Neuronal Interactions
- I.7 Neuronal Oscillators
- SECTION II DESCRIPTION OF THE MODELS
- II.1 Electricity Model
- II.2 Patch Model
- II.3 Soma Model
- II.4 Axon Models
- II.5 Neuron Model
- II.6 Synapse Model
- II.7 Circuit Model
- II.8 Stimulator Control
- SECTION III EQUATIONS UNDERLYING NEURODYNAMIX II SIMULATIONS
- III.1 Equations Underlying the Electricity Model
- III.2 Equations Underlying the Patch Model
- III.3 Equations Underlying the Soma Model
- III.4 Equations Underlying the Axon Models
- III.5 Equations Underlying the Neuron Model
- III.6 Equations Underlying the Synapse Model
- III.7 Equations Underlying the Circuit Model
- IV.1 Form of the Equations
- IV.2 Numerical Solution
- Guide to <i>NeuroDynamix II</i> Software
- Bibliography
- Index
