A Coupled Phase-Temperature Model for Dynamics of Transient Neuronal Signal in Mammals Cold Receptor

We propose a theoretical model consisting of coupled differential equation of membrane potential phase and temperature for describing the neuronal signal in mammals cold receptor. Based on the results from previous work by Roper et al., we modified a nonstochastic phase model for cold receptor neuro...

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Published inJournal of Biophysics Vol. 2016; pp. 13 - 23
Main Authors Kirana, Firman Ahmad, Alatas, Husin, Husein, Irzaman Sulaiman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 2016
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Cold
Neural circuitry
Physics
Physiological aspects
Sensory receptors
Temperature
Indonesia
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Summary:We propose a theoretical model consisting of coupled differential equation of membrane potential phase and temperature for describing the neuronal signal in mammals cold receptor. Based on the results from previous work by Roper et al., we modified a nonstochastic phase model for cold receptor neuronal signaling dynamics in mammals. We introduce a new set of temperature adjusted functional parameters which allow saturation characteristic at high and low steady temperatures. The modified model also accommodates the transient neuronal signaling process from high to low temperature by introducing a nonlinear differential equation for the “effective temperature” changes which is coupled to the phase differential equation. This simple model can be considered as a candidate for describing qualitatively the physical mechanism of the corresponding transient process.
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Academic Editor: Jianwei Shuai
ISSN:1687-8000
1687-8019
DOI:10.1155/2016/2754249