Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the cell membrane of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli is called Action potential.

The focus of my research is to find out whether the action potential (electrical impulse) is the CAUSE or EFFECT  of signal propagation process in the nerve membrane. To this end,  I work towards a realistic model of nerve pulse propagation incorporating the multi-physical properties involved in the natural phenomena.

Research Associate

Institute of General Electrical Engineering

University of Rostock

Albert-Einstein Str. 2

18059 Rostock

Germany

E-mail: revathi.appali(at)uni-rostock.de

revathi.appali(at)gmail.com

April 2015

REVISITING THE MECHANICS OF ACTION POTENTIAL

http://phys.org/news/2015-04-revisiting-mechanics-action-potential.html

March 2015

MECHANICAL SURFACE WAVES ACCOMPANY ACTION POTENTIAL PROPAGATION

http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/150330/ncomms7697/full/ncomms7697.html

September 2014

NERVE PULSES CAN COLLIDE AND CONTINUE UNAFFECTED

http://phys.org/news/2014-09-nerve-impulses-collide-unaffected.html#nRlv