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5 - Conductivity of Brain Tissue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 May 2024

Geir Halnes
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Torbjørn V. Ness
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Solveig Næss
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
Espen Hagen
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
Klas H. Pettersen
Affiliation:
The Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium
Gaute T. Einevoll
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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Models of extracellular potentials are typically based on treating brain tissue as a continuous volume conductor. An important parameter, or sometimes variable, in volume-conductor theory is the conductivity. Here, we present both theoretical and experimental estimates of the conductivity of brain tissue. A common modeling approximation is to assume that the conductivity does not vary with position, is the same in all directions, and does not depend on the frequency of the electric signal. With references to both experimental and theoretical studies, we discuss whether these approximations are reasonable, and we introduce ways to relax these approximations in models.

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Electric Brain Signals
Foundations and Applications of Biophysical Modeling
, pp. 105 - 128
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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