EC Neurology

The action potential is an ensemble of three inseparable concurrent states, one of which is a soliton known as the action potential pulse (APPulse). Here we consider how the pulse may pass from one neuron to another. On the basis of the evidence we present here our working hypothesis is that the APPulse is passed mechanically from presynaptic terminals to postsynaptic dendrites via surrounding astrocytes. These cells are strongly connected to both pre- and postsynaptic neurons by synaptic adhesion molecules: cadherins and nectins.

 Keywords: Action Potential; Action Potential Pulse; Hodgkin and Huxley; Computational Action Potential; Puncta Adherentia Junctions

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