Lecture 5
The current balance equation for membrane voltage
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Core Readings
- The Current Balance Equation. Chapter 8 of Cellular Biophysics and Modeling: A primer on the systems biology of excitable cells. [DOI]
Reading details
Heeger, D. The Membrane Equation.
Slides & Notes
Practice
Further Reading & Resources
- The Membrane Equation by David Heeger.
- Introduction. Chapter 1 of Ion Channels of Excitable Membranes by Bertil Hille.
- Briefly look at pp. 215-218 of Finkelstein and Mauro, 1963, Equivalent circuits as related to ionic systems. Notice that neuroscientists in 1963 are using ODEs and calculus to understand membrane currents and electrophysiology. (You do not have to read this article.)
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