Nonlinear Sciences – Pattern Formation and Solitons
Scientific paper
2008-03-16
Nonlinear Sciences
Pattern Formation and Solitons
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2937120
The stability of cortical function depends critically on proper regulation. Under conditions of migraine and stroke a breakdown of transmembrane chemical gradients can spread through cortical tissue. A concomitant component of this emergent spatio-temporal pattern is a depolarization of cells detected as slow voltage variations. The velocity of ~3 mm/min indicates a contribution of diffusion. We propose a mechanism for spreading depolarizations (SD) that rests upon a nonlocal or non-instantaneous feedback in a reaction-diffusion system. Depending upon the characteristic space and time scales of the feedback, the propagation of cortical SD can be suppressed by shifting the bifurcation line, which separates the parameter regime of pulse propagation from the regime where a local disturbance dies out. The optimisation of this feedback is elaborated for different control schemes and ranges of control parameters.
Dahlem Markus A.
Schneider Felix M.
Schoell Eckehard
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