DOI: 10.1126/science.7361105. Magnetic Field of a Nerve Impulse: First Measurements

Magnetic Field of a Nerve Impulse: First Measurements

10.1126/science.7361105

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Abstract

The magnetic field of the action potential from an isolated frog sciatic nerve was measured by a SQUID magnetometer with a novel room-temperature pickup coil. The 1.2 × 10 -10 tesla field was measured 1.3 millimeters from the nerve with a signal-to-noise ratio of 40 to 1.

Bibliography

Wikswo, J. P., Barach, J. P., & Freeman, J. A. (1980). Magnetic Field of a Nerve Impulse: First Measurements. Science, 208(4439), 53â55.

Authors 3

John P. Wikswo (first)
John P. Barach (additional)
John A. Freeman (additional)

References 15 Referenced 162

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Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 15, 2024, midnight)
Indexed	1 day, 7 hours ago (Aug. 27, 2025, 12:31 p.m.)
Issued	45 years, 4 months ago (April 4, 1980)
Published	45 years, 4 months ago (April 4, 1980)
Published Print	45 years, 4 months ago (April 4, 1980)

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BibTeX

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