Photons detected in the active nerve by photographic technique

Abstract The nervous system is one of the most complex expressions of biological evolution. Its high performance mostly relies on the basic principle of the action potential, a sequential activation of local ionic currents along the neural fiber. The implications of this essentially electrical pheno...

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Autores principales:	Andrea Zangari, Davide Micheli, Roberta Galeazzi, Antonio Tozzi, Vittoria Balzano, Gabriella Bellavia, Maria Emiliana Caristo
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7a308b21f61e4781a008bd27196970b82021-12-02T14:06:56ZPhotons detected in the active nerve by photographic technique10.1038/s41598-021-82622-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/7a308b21f61e4781a008bd27196970b82021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82622-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The nervous system is one of the most complex expressions of biological evolution. Its high performance mostly relies on the basic principle of the action potential, a sequential activation of local ionic currents along the neural fiber. The implications of this essentially electrical phenomenon subsequently emerged in a more comprehensive electromagnetic perspective of neurotransmission. Several studies focused on the possible role of photons in neural communication and provided evidence of the transfer of photons through myelinated axons. A hypothesis is that myelin sheath would behave as an optical waveguide, although the source of photons is controversial. In a previous work, we proposed a model describing how photons would arise at the node of Ranvier. In this study we experimentally detected photons in the node of Ranvier by Ag+ photoreduction measurement technique, during electrically induced nerve activity. Our results suggest that in association to the action potential a photonic radiation takes place in the node.Andrea ZangariDavide MicheliRoberta GaleazziAntonio TozziVittoria BalzanoGabriella BellaviaMaria Emiliana CaristoNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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description	Abstract The nervous system is one of the most complex expressions of biological evolution. Its high performance mostly relies on the basic principle of the action potential, a sequential activation of local ionic currents along the neural fiber. The implications of this essentially electrical phenomenon subsequently emerged in a more comprehensive electromagnetic perspective of neurotransmission. Several studies focused on the possible role of photons in neural communication and provided evidence of the transfer of photons through myelinated axons. A hypothesis is that myelin sheath would behave as an optical waveguide, although the source of photons is controversial. In a previous work, we proposed a model describing how photons would arise at the node of Ranvier. In this study we experimentally detected photons in the node of Ranvier by Ag+ photoreduction measurement technique, during electrically induced nerve activity. Our results suggest that in association to the action potential a photonic radiation takes place in the node.
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author	Andrea Zangari Davide Micheli Roberta Galeazzi Antonio Tozzi Vittoria Balzano Gabriella Bellavia Maria Emiliana Caristo
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title	Photons detected in the active nerve by photographic technique
title_short	Photons detected in the active nerve by photographic technique
title_full	Photons detected in the active nerve by photographic technique
title_fullStr	Photons detected in the active nerve by photographic technique
title_full_unstemmed	Photons detected in the active nerve by photographic technique
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Photons detected in the active nerve by photographic technique

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