Comment on "On biological signaling" by G. Nimtz and H. Aichmann, Z. Naturforsch. 75a: 507-509, 2020

Andrew D. Jackson; Thomas Heimburg

doi:10.1515/zna-2020-0227

Comment on "On biological signaling" by G. Nimtz and H. Aichmann, Z. Naturforsch. 75a: 507-509, 2020

Andrew D. Jackson, Thomas Heimburg^*

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Abstract

In 2005, we proposed that the nerve pulse is an electromechanical soliton (T. Heimburg and A. D. Jackson. "On soliton propagation in biomembranes and nerves," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., vol. 102, pp. 9790-9795, 2005). This concept represents a challenge to the well-known electrochemical Hodgkin-Huxley model. The soliton theory was criticized by Nimtz and Aichmann in a recent article in Zeitung fur Naturforschung A (G. Nimtz and H. Aichmann. "On biological signaling," Z. Naturforsch. A, vol. 75, pp. 507-509, 2020). Here, we wish to comment on some statements that we regard as misinterpretations of our views.

Original language	English
Journal	Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. A, A Journal of Physical Sciences
Volume	75
Issue number	11
Pages (from-to)	933-935
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0932-0784
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/zna-2020-0227
Publication status	Published - Nov 2020

Keywords

MECHANO-CAPACITIVE PROPERTIES
THERMODYNAMICS
MEMBRANES

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