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| Title |
Brain electromagnetic activity and lightning: potentially congruent scale-invariant quantitative properties
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnint.2012.00019 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael A. Persinger |
| Abstract |
The space-time characteristics of the axonal action potential are remarkably similar to the scaled equivalents of lightning. The energy and current densities from these transients within their respective volumes or cross-sectional areas are the same order of magnitude. Length-velocity ratios and temporal durations are nearly identical. There are similar chemical consequences such as the production of nitric oxide. Careful, quantitative examination of the characteristics of lightning may reveal analogous features of the action potential that could lead to a more accurate understanding of these powerful correlates of neurocognitive processes. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 35% |
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| Italy | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 9 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 82% |
| Scientists | 2 | 12% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 32 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 31 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 25% |
| Unknown | 6 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 13% |
| Psychology | 4 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 34% |
| Unknown | 5 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 31. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 October 2023.
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