Title :
Transverse magnetic waves in myelinated nerves
Author :
Villapecellin-Cid, M. Ma ; Roa, L. Ma ; Reina-Tosina, J.
Author_Institution :
Area de Teoria de la Senal y Comunicaciones, Seville Univ., Spain
Abstract :
The structure of myelinated axons is quite similar to that of a high-loss coaxial cable. An electromagnetic analysis of TM waves shows that distributed effects cannot be neglected. The attenuation and phase constants are obtained as a function of frequency. Predicted finite wave delay in the internodal segment approaches measurements.
Keywords :
biomagnetism; neurophysiology; physiological models; attenuation constants; distributed effects; electromagnetic analysis; finite wave delay; high-loss coaxial cable; infinitely long segment; internodal segment; magnetic field intensity; myelinated axons; myelinated nerves; nerve coaxial model; neural artificial stimulation; phase constants; quasistatic hypothesis; transverse magnetic waves; Attenuation; Biomedical measurements; Coaxial cables; Extracellular; Frequency; Impedance; Magnetic fields; Nerve fibers; Propagation delay; Resistors;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1019085
