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The Plastic Glial-Synaptic Dynamics within the Neuropil: A Self-Organizing System Composed of Polyelectrolytes in Phase Transition
Joint Authors
Pereira, Alfredo
Fernandes de Lima, Vera Maura
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Several explanations have been proposed to account for the mechanisms of neuroglial interactions involved in neural plasticity.
We review experimental results addressing plastic nonlinear interactions between glial membranes and synaptic terminals.
These results indicate the necessity of elaborating on a model based on the dynamics of hydroionic waves within the neuropil.
These waves have been detected in a small scale experimental model of the central nervous system, the in vitro retina.
We suggest that the brain, as the heart and kidney, is a system for which the state of water is functional.
The use of nonlinear thermodynamics supports experiments at convenient biological spatiotemporal scales, while an understanding of the properties of ions and their interactions with water requires explanations based on quantum theories.
In our approach, neural plasticity is seen as part of a larger process that encompasses higher brain functions; in this regard, hydroionic waves within the neuropil are considered to carry both physiological and cognitive functions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fernandes de Lima, Vera Maura& Pereira, Alfredo. 2016. The Plastic Glial-Synaptic Dynamics within the Neuropil: A Self-Organizing System Composed of Polyelectrolytes in Phase Transition. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1113257
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fernandes de Lima, Vera Maura& Pereira, Alfredo. The Plastic Glial-Synaptic Dynamics within the Neuropil: A Self-Organizing System Composed of Polyelectrolytes in Phase Transition. Neural Plasticity No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1113257
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fernandes de Lima, Vera Maura& Pereira, Alfredo. The Plastic Glial-Synaptic Dynamics within the Neuropil: A Self-Organizing System Composed of Polyelectrolytes in Phase Transition. Neural Plasticity. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1113257
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1113257