[Generation of a nerve impulse as a process in plasma. I. Volt-ampere characteristics of membrane contact]

A theory of the nervous impulse generation is proposed. It is based on the plasma (electrolyte) properties near the half-penetrated contact of the regions with different ions concentration. The main processes considered in this theory are following: a change of K+ ions concentration and diffusion of these ions near the outward membrane surface. A correlation between the electric current flux through the contact and the potential difference on this contact is obtained from the solution of the steady-state diffusion equation.