title: A first mathematical approximation of cerebral cortical responses to cerebello-thalamic signals using a thermodynamic analogue.
abstract: A mathematical approximation is developed to predict cerebral cortical responses CTX(t, x, R) at a distance R (R greater than or equal to 0) from a focal point in the cerebral cortex, at a depth x (0 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 500 mu) from the cortical surface and at any time t, to thalamic signals THAL(t) whose amplitudes also vary with time t. The equation is derived from a thermodynamic analogue, which is the time dependent heating of a focus at the surface of a semi-infinite solid.
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D013788:Thalamus / Q000502:physiology*; D013816:Thermodynamics