[Morphology and morphophysiology of reactive neuronal states]

It is stated that nonspecific reactivity of the neuron to the irritating action of an agent is based on some morphological regularity such as dynamics of its structural-tinctorial changes. There exists a definite parallelism between phase development of the dynamics and fluctuations of the membrane potential (MP): invariable correlation and accompany of these phenomena. Therefore, it is possible to treat MP changes as one of stimulating signs of the neuron and consider them as a component in the complex of its nonspecific changes. The data available in literature and those of the author, make it possible to conclude that the phase of nonspecific changes of the neuron directly affects its specific activity.