DWIGHT WAYNE BATTEAU'S WORK ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ENERGY LEVEL TRANSITIONS IN NERVE FUNCTION.

Abstract

The hypothesis was posed by the late Dwight Wayne Batteau that organic sensation is provided by shifting the probability of transition of electrons from excited states to the ground state in organic molecules. He also hypothesized that the action potentials observed are metabolic artifacts and not carriers of sensory signals. Experiments by Batteau and his co-workers on moth nerves and frog nerves and muscles suggest that these hypotheses may be valid. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1968
Accession Number
AD0670614

Entities

People

  • Lloyd Trefethen

Organizations

  • Tufts University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artifacts
  • Atomic Energy Levels
  • Electrons
  • Energy Levels
  • Ground State
  • Hypotheses
  • Molecules
  • Probability
  • Sensation
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene