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Explore how excitable mediums like cardiac tissue exhibit spiral waves and fibrillation, with implications for health and beyond. Learn about 3D structures, ischemia, waves in neuronal tissue, and more.
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spirals and fibrillation in cardiac tissue L. Glass, Physics Today, August 1996 Simple waves may break due to local reduced excitability: ischemia infarction scarring actually 3D structures - scrolls canine heart
2D waves on neuronal tissue Spreading depression wave in chicken retina (Brand et al., Int. J. Bifurc. Chaos, 1997)
Ca2+ waves intra- and inter- cellular waves airway epithelial cells (Sneyd et al. FASEB J. 1995)