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ArticleMethods and protocols2025

A Model-Based Approach to Neuronal Electrical Activity and Spatial Organization Through the Neuronal Actin Cytoskeleton.

Ali H Rafati, Sâmia Joca, Regina T Vontell, Carina Mallard, Gregers Wegener, Maryam Ardalan

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Ali H RafatiTranslational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
Sâmia JocaTranslational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
Regina T VontellDepartment of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Brain Endowment Bank, Miami, FL 00650, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2664-8265
Carina MallardInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8953-919X
Gregers WegenerTranslational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0081-0068
Maryam ArdalanTranslational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-3414-1584

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Lundbeck Foundation R322-2019-2721Swedish Research Council 2023--02602
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Abstract

The study of neuronal electrical activity and spatial organization is essential for uncovering the mechanisms that regulate neuronal electrophysiology and function. Mathematical models have been utilized to analyze the structural properties of neuronal networks, predict connectivity patterns, and examine how morphological changes impact neural network function. In this study, we aimed to explore the role of the actin cytoskeleton in neuronal signaling via primary cilia and to elucidate the role of the actin network in conjunction with neuronal electrical activity in shaping spatial neuronal formation and organization, as demonstrated by relevant mathematical models. Our proposed model is based on the polygamma function, a mathematical application of ramification, and a geometrical definition of the actin cytoskeleton via complex numbers, ring polynomials, homogeneous polynomials, characteristic polynomials, gradients, the Dirac delta function, the vector Laplacian, the Goldman equation, and the Lie bracket of vector fields. We were able to reflect the effects of neuronal electrical activity, as modeled by the Van der Pol equation in combination with the actin cytoskeleton, on neuronal morphology in a 2D model. In the next step, we converted the 2D model into a 3D model of neuronal electrical activity, known as a core-shell model, in which our generated membrane potential is compatible with the neuronal membrane potential (in millivolts, mV). The generated neurons can grow and develop like an organoid brain based on the developed mathematical equations. Furthermore, we mathematically introduced the signal transduction of primary cilia in neurons. Additionally, we proposed a geometrical model of the neuronal branching pattern, which we described as ramification, that could serve as an alternative mathematical explanation for the branching pattern emanating from the neuronal soma. In conclusion, we highlighted the relationship between the actin cytoskeleton and the signaling processes of primary cilia. We also developed a 3D model that integrates the geometric organization unique to neurons, which contains soma and branches, such that the mathematical model represents the interaction between the actin cytoskeleton and neuronal electrical activity in generating action potentials. Next, we could generalize the model into a cluster of neurons, similar to an organoid brain model. This mathematical framework offers promising applications in artificial intelligence and advancements in neural networks.

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actin cytoskeletonaction potentialmathematical modelingneuronal signalingorganoid brainprimary cilia

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