<p>In the nervous system, action potentials (APs) that propagate along axons are the primary carriers of encoded information. On the basis of the Hodgkin-Huxley model, this study constructs a model of a myelinated cortical axon to investigate the conduction dynamics of action potentials under sinusoidal and synaptic-like random current stimulation. The results demonstrated that under sinusoidal input, the stimulation frequency (<i>f</i><sub>in</sub>) and amplitude (<i>A</i><sub>in</sub>) jointly regulated the frequency-locked mode (<i>r</i> = <i>f</i><sub>out</sub>/<i>f</i><sub>in</sub>) at the proximal axon. AP transmission was modulated by the internodal conductance (<i>κ</i>) and feedback conduction current (<i>I</i><Stack> <sub><i>i</i>,inter</sub> <sup>←</sup> </Stack>). The feedback conduction current suppressed proximal depolarization, thereby reducing the frequency-locked ratio <i>r</i>. In contrast, increasing <i>κ</i> (&gt; 0.2mS/cm<sup>2</sup>) synchronized frequency-locked behaviors of distal nodes with that of the proximal node. Under synaptic-like stochastic input, high-frequency truncation (ISI &lt; 20 ms) at the proximal axon and AP loss during propagation caused a progressive decrease in information entropy (<i>H</i>) along the axon. However, the feedback conduction current attenuated proximal high-frequency truncation and achieved entropy conservation between input entropy and axonal conduction entropy (<i>H</i><sub>axon</sub> = <i>H</i><sub>in</sub> = 4.3 bit) at a specific parameter (<i>λ</i> = 22 ms), enhancing transmission fidelity. Moreover, under certain conditions, the temperature maximizes the locking frequency within 27.25°C–30.75°C while simultaneously intensifying high-frequency truncation. This work reveals that the feedback conduction current optimizes axonal information transmission efficiency through a dual mechanism: suppressing proximal firing and maintaining entropy conservation.</p>

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Modulation of signal transmission in myelinated axons by feedback conduction currents

  • Dingkun Fan,
  • Wenting Xie,
  • Yuancheng Zhang,
  • Hengtong Wang,
  • Yan Chen,
  • Yong Chen

摘要

In the nervous system, action potentials (APs) that propagate along axons are the primary carriers of encoded information. On the basis of the Hodgkin-Huxley model, this study constructs a model of a myelinated cortical axon to investigate the conduction dynamics of action potentials under sinusoidal and synaptic-like random current stimulation. The results demonstrated that under sinusoidal input, the stimulation frequency (fin) and amplitude (Ain) jointly regulated the frequency-locked mode (r = fout/fin) at the proximal axon. AP transmission was modulated by the internodal conductance (κ) and feedback conduction current (I i,inter ). The feedback conduction current suppressed proximal depolarization, thereby reducing the frequency-locked ratio r. In contrast, increasing κ (> 0.2mS/cm2) synchronized frequency-locked behaviors of distal nodes with that of the proximal node. Under synaptic-like stochastic input, high-frequency truncation (ISI < 20 ms) at the proximal axon and AP loss during propagation caused a progressive decrease in information entropy (H) along the axon. However, the feedback conduction current attenuated proximal high-frequency truncation and achieved entropy conservation between input entropy and axonal conduction entropy (Haxon = Hin = 4.3 bit) at a specific parameter (λ = 22 ms), enhancing transmission fidelity. Moreover, under certain conditions, the temperature maximizes the locking frequency within 27.25°C–30.75°C while simultaneously intensifying high-frequency truncation. This work reveals that the feedback conduction current optimizes axonal information transmission efficiency through a dual mechanism: suppressing proximal firing and maintaining entropy conservation.