• DocumentCode
    1224886
  • Title

    An Estimate of the Steady Magnetic Field Strength Required to Influence Nerve Conduction

  • Author

    Wikswo, J.P., Jr. ; Barach, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Physics, Vanderbilt University
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    722
  • Lastpage
    723
  • Abstract
    The effects of steady magnetic fields upon the conduction of a nerve impulse are considered. Microscopic chemical effects as well as those due to induced fields are ignored. Arguing from an analysis of transport properties, we show that the minimum magnetic field required to produce observable effects is quite large. For the best case, the rield required to produce a 10 percent reduction in conductivity is roughly 24 T.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Chemicals; Conductivity; Lorentz covariance; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Magnetic properties; Microscopy; Paramagnetic materials; Wire; Action Potentials; Electromagnetic Fields; Electromagnetics; Electrophysiology; Neural Conduction;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1980.326598
  • Filename
    4123177
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1224886