Noise sustained waves in subexcitable media: From chemical waves to brain waves

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作者
Jung, P [1 ]
Cornell-Bell, A
Moss, F
Kadar, S
Wang, J
Showalter, K
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[1] Ohio Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Condensed Matter & Surface Sci Program, Athens, OH 45701 USA
[2] Ohio Univ, Program Neurobiol, Athens, OH 45701 USA
[3] Viatech Imaging, Ivoryton, CT 06442 USA
[4] Univ Missouri, Dept Phys, St Louis, MO 63121 USA
[5] Univ Missouri, Ctr Neurosci, St Louis, MO 63121 USA
[6] W Virginia Univ, Dept Chem, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA
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10.1063/1.166338
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O29 [应用数学];
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070104 ;
摘要
We discuss a novel type of spatiotemporal pattern that call be observed in subexcitable media when coupled to a thermal environment. These patterns have been recently observed in several different types of systems: a subexcitable photosensitive Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, hippocampal slices of rat brains, and astrocyte syncytium. In this paper, we introduce the basic concepts of subexcitable media, describe recent experimental observations in chemistry and neurophysiology, and put these observation into context with computer simulations. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:567 / 575
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