Mechanical waves in myelinated axon wall
arXiv:2112.11116 · doi:10.1007/s10237-022-01591-4
Abstract
The propagation of an action potential is accompanied by mechanical and thermal effects. Several mathematical models explain the deformation of the unmyelinated axon wall. In this paper, the deformation of the myelinated axon wall is studied. The mathematical model is inspired by the mechanics of microstructured materials. The model involves the improved Heimburg-Jackson equation together with another equation of wave motion that describes the process in the myelin sheath. The dispersion analysis of such a model explains the behaviour of group and phase velocities. In addition, it is shown how dissipative effects may influence the process. Numerical calculations demonstrate the changes in velocities and wave profiles in the myelinated axon wall.
arXiv commentThe first version of a paper proposing a mathematical model for mechanical longitudinal waves propagating in the wall of the myelinated axon
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