Synaptic quantum tunnelling in brain activity

NeuroQuantology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-151

  Beck, Friedrich ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron transfer in synaptic membranes; Quantum trigger model; Synaptic exocytosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXOCYTOSIS; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 49949093589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13035150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14704/nq.2008.6.2.168     Document Type: Article

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