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On phenomenology of physical effects in axons

J\"uri Engelbrecht, Kert Tamm, Tanel Peets

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keywords axonsaction potentialphenomenologyinductancemathematical modelingmyelinated fiberssignal propagation

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The pith

Mathematical models of signal propagation in axons are hybrid, combining physical laws with phenomenological observables to account for coupled effects.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper establishes that due to the complexity of coupled electrical, mechanical, and thermal effects in nerve fibres, mathematical models benefit from a phenomenological approach using observables rather than purely first-principles derivations. This is shown in applications to ion currents via the Hodgkin-Huxley model, temperature influences from reactions, and especially phenomenological inductance for energy in non-electrical forms. The result is that such models better describe action potential propagation, particularly in myelinated axons, bringing them closer to biological reality. A sympathetic reader cares because this provides a practical way to model complex processes in axons without exhaustive microscopic detail.

Core claim

Contemporary mathematical models describing the process in axons are hybrid in nature, combining physical laws with phenomenology, i.e., with observables. The ideas of phenomenology are applied to the modelling of ion currents, temperature effects, and inductance. Using the concept of phenomenological inductance helps us better understand the propagation of an action potential in myelinated axons.

What carries the argument

Phenomenological inductance as an observable representing the influence of energy in a non-electrical form.

If this is right

Models can account for ion currents through the biomembrane using phenomenological variables.
The influence of endo- and exothermic reactions on temperature is incorporated via observables.
Non-electrical energy forms are included through phenomenological inductance.
This hybrid approach makes the mathematical models closer to reality.
Action potential propagation in myelinated axons is better understood.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

Similar phenomenological strategies might simplify modeling in other multi-physics biological systems.
Computational efficiency for large-scale neural network simulations could improve by avoiding full first-principles calculations.
Insights might inform experimental designs to measure inductance-like effects in axons directly.

Load-bearing premise

Phenomenological variables or observables can adequately represent the coupled electrical, mechanical, and thermal effects in axons.

What would settle it

A direct comparison where a first-principles model without phenomenology predicts axon behavior more accurately than the hybrid model in experiments on myelinated axons.

read the original abstract

This paper deals with the mathematical modelling of signal propagation in nerve fibres. Due to the complexity of the processes where electrical, mechanical, and thermal effects are coupled, a phenomenological approach helps to build mathematical models. The ideas of phenomenology are briefly presented, and their application is described. These applications cover the modelling of ion currents (the Hodgkin-Huxley model), temperature effects, and inductance. This means that the ion currents through the biomembrane, the influence of endo- and exothermic reactions on temperature, and the influence of energy in a non-electrical form are taken into account using phenomenological variables, i.e., observables. Such an approach brings the mathematical models closer to reality. Using the concept of phenomenological inductance helps us better understand the propagation of an action potential in myelinated axons. In principle, contemporary mathematical models describing the process in axons are hybrid in nature, combining physical laws with phenomenology, i.e., with observables.

Editorial analysis

A structured set of objections, weighed in public.

Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit. Tearing a paper down is the easy half of reading it; the pith above is the substance, this is the friction.

Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

This is a short perspective noting that axon models are hybrid and that phenomenological inductance can aid understanding of myelinated action potentials, but it adds no new equations or data.

read the letter

Colleague, the main thing to know is that this paper is a perspective piece arguing for hybrid modeling in axons, where physical laws are combined with phenomenological observables to handle coupled electrical, mechanical, and thermal effects. It points out that the Hodgkin-Huxley model already works this way for ion currents and suggests the same logic applies to temperature from reactions and to inductance for non-electrical energy forms. The claim that phenomenological inductance helps with action potential propagation in myelinated axons is presented as a useful conceptual step toward more realistic models. It does a clear job laying out why pure first-principles approaches fall short for these multi-physics processes and why observables can bridge the gap in practice. The writing stays grounded in established ideas without overclaiming. What is new is minimal. The paper mostly restates that contemporary models are already hybrid and describes the application of phenomenology to these specific effects, without deriving fresh equations, fitting parameters, or running comparisons against standard cable theory. The full text appears to stay at the level of outlining the approach and its benefits rather than delivering testable advances. A soft spot is the lack of concrete implementation details or validation steps. The argument assumes phenomenological variables can adequately capture the couplings, but without shown examples or checks against data this remains more assertion than demonstration. If the manuscript includes specific model runs or derivations beyond the abstract, that would tighten things up. This is aimed at biophysicists and computational neuroscientists who already work with axon simulations and might want a reminder to include thermal and inductive terms. Readers seeking modeling strategy discussions will find it straightforward. It shows honest engagement with the literature and clear thinking on its own terms, so it deserves peer review as a perspective or methods note even though the advance is incremental. I'd recommend sending it to referees rather than desk rejecting.

Referee Report

1 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript is a perspective on mathematical modeling of signal propagation in nerve fibers. It argues that the complexity of coupled electrical, mechanical, and thermal effects warrants a phenomenological approach using observables. The paper briefly reviews phenomenology and applies it to ion currents (via the Hodgkin-Huxley model), temperature effects from endo- and exothermic reactions, and inductance. The central claim is that contemporary models are inherently hybrid and that phenomenological inductance specifically improves understanding of action-potential propagation in myelinated axons.

Significance. If adopted, the perspective could encourage more integrated modeling of axonal biophysics by explicitly acknowledging non-electrical energy contributions, building on the established hybrid character of models such as Hodgkin-Huxley. The paper correctly notes that real axons involve multiple energy forms. However, lacking new derivations, quantitative predictions, or comparisons to existing cable-theory implementations, its significance remains primarily conceptual and framing-oriented rather than advancing testable results.

major comments (1)

The assertion that 'using the concept of phenomenological inductance helps us better understand the propagation of an action potential in myelinated axons' (abstract and concluding section) is not supported by any explicit equation, modified wave equation, or comparison to standard models; without such a concrete formulation the claim remains qualitative and cannot be evaluated for improvement over existing approaches.

minor comments (2)

The manuscript would benefit from at least one illustrative equation or diagram showing how phenomenological inductance enters the description of myelinated-fiber propagation.
Additional references to recent work on electro-mechanical coupling in axons would help situate the phenomenological viewpoint within the current literature.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive review of our perspective manuscript. We address the major comment below, clarifying the conceptual scope of the work while acknowledging where revisions can strengthen the presentation.

read point-by-point responses

Referee: The assertion that 'using the concept of phenomenological inductance helps us better understand the propagation of an action potential in myelinated axons' (abstract and concluding section) is not supported by any explicit equation, modified wave equation, or comparison to standard models; without such a concrete formulation the claim remains qualitative and cannot be evaluated for improvement over existing approaches.

Authors: We agree that the manuscript is a perspective piece and does not contain new derivations, a modified wave equation, or direct quantitative comparisons to cable theory. The statement is intended as a conceptual pointer to how phenomenological inductance can incorporate non-electrical energy contributions within the already hybrid structure of models such as Hodgkin-Huxley. To make this framing explicit and avoid overstatement, we will revise the abstract and concluding section to present the idea as a suggestion for future integrated modeling rather than a demonstrated improvement. We will also add a brief reference to existing literature on inductive effects in axons to anchor the discussion. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; methodological perspective with no load-bearing derivation

full rationale

The paper is a perspective piece advocating hybrid modeling that combines physical laws with phenomenological observables for coupled electro-mechanical-thermal effects in axons. It references the Hodgkin-Huxley model and discusses inductance and temperature effects conceptually but presents no new equations, parameter fits, or predictions. No derivation chain exists that reduces to self-definition, fitted inputs renamed as predictions, or self-citation load-bearing steps. The central claim is that such an approach brings models closer to reality, which is an uncontroversial methodological observation without circular reduction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

Only the abstract is available; no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities are stated, but the reliance on phenomenological observables implies they function as fitted or chosen quantities whose independence from data is not demonstrated.

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Using the concept of phenomenological inductance helps us better understand the propagation of an action potential in myelinated axons. In principle, contemporary mathematical models describing the process in axons are hybrid in nature, combining physical laws with phenomenology, i.e., with observables.

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