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Electrical ephaptic interactions between axons have the effect of modulating their conduction velocities and adjusting the frequency via synchronisation of action potentials. These interactions have been studied for unmyelinated axons, but have been generally disregarded for myelinated axons. However, the existence of this type of interactions in myelinated axons is expected to play a role in the transmission of signals along nerves. In this work, we run a simulation of propagation of action potentials using models of three parallel myelinated axons which interact with each other via the extracellular electrical field, and show how modifications in the conduction velocity and synchronisation occur.
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Capllonch-Juan, M., Sepulveda, F. (2018). Conduction velocity effects due to ephaptic interactions between myelinated axons. In: Eskola, H., Väisänen, O., Viik, J., Hyttinen, J. (eds) EMBEC & NBC 2017. EMBEC NBC 2017 2017. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 65. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5122-7_165
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