Optical Mapping Background

Optical mapping is used to analyse complex spatiotemporal activation patterns in biological systems. We use optical mapping techniques to map activation in cultured monolayers of cardiac cells. We hope to relate activation patterns we see in cultured monolayers to cardiac disease states in patients. The following links give additional background information on various aspects of our work.

     Conduction in the Heart
     Activation Patterns in Diseased Heart
     Cultured Monolayers as a Simple Biological Model
     Optical Mapping Background
     Spiral waves

optical mapping methods

data analysis and programs

image database

movie samples

Center for Nonlinear Dynamics

Physiology Department