Papers Published

1. Evans, Frank and Plonsey, Robert, Simulation of comparative thresholds for neural and cardiac tissue, Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings no. 1 (1996), pp. 321 - 322 .
   (last updated on 2007/04/16)

   Abstract:
   It is well-known that neural tissue is more excitable than cardiac tissue. The source of the disparity appears to be less well-known. Membrane and fiber simulations, using the Chiu-Sweeney nerve model and the Ebihara-Johnson, Beeler-Reuter cardiac model, suggest that the myelinated structure - rather than membrane kinetics alone - is responsible for the greater excitability of neural tissue.

   Keywords:
   Functional neural stimulation;Cell membranes;Tissue;Mathematical models;