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POSSIBLE PHYSICAL SUBSTRATES FOR THE INTERACTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS WITH BIOLOGIC MEMBRANES *
Author(s) -
Grodsky Irvin T.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1975.tb35988.x
Subject(s) - citation , physics , art history , library science , computer science , art
A quantized electrochemical model of a greater membrane concept that comprises the neuronal phospholipid sheet of the plasma membrane and the constituents of the intercellular spaces in brain tissue is proposed as a basis to explain several recent experimental results that concern the interaction of electromagnetic fields with the central nervous system. These fields consist of gradients far below those needed for direct intervention with action potentials or chemical transmitters at synaptic sites. Problems associated with the rectification of modulated signals and transduction into brain tissue are also briefly considered.