Modelling dendritic spines with the finite element method, investigating the impact of geometry on electric and calcic responses

DOI10.1007/S00285-020-01517-7zbMath1446.35216OpenAlexW3045185601WikidataQ97636833 ScholiaQ97636833MaRDI QIDQ2192659

Frank Boahen, Nicolas Doyon

Publication date: 17 August 2020

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-020-01517-7

zbMATH Keywords

finite element methodPoisson-Nernst-Planck equationsdendritic spineelectrodiffusioncalcium signalling

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Neural biology (92C20) PDEs in connection with biology, chemistry and other natural sciences (35Q92) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M60) Motion of charged particles (78A35) Electrochemistry (78A57)

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Cites Work

• Thepandh-pVersions of the Finite Element Method, Basic Principles and Properties
• The Mathematical Theory of Finite Element Methods

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