A SEARCH FOR UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF NEURONS

Abstract

In order to obtain a universal description of neurons, we review the main experimental data in regard to gates, ionic channels and post‐synaptic pores. Some theoretical discussions allow us to conclude that (a) the synaptic gates are always optimized to give a linear answer; (b) there is only one kind of sodium channels and gates; (c) there is only one kind of potassium gates in the somatic part of true neurons; (d) the delays in the opening of the gates differ slightly from one neuron to another; (e) the ionic concentrations inside the neurons are related to the values of these delays.

Citation

NELSON, P.P. (1979), "A SEARCH FOR UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF NEURONS", Kybernetes, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 113-121. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb005513