Neural Wave Propagation

Modeled after excitable media — the foundation of action potential propagation. Each neuron follows a simplified Hodgkin-Huxley rule: a resting cell fires if enough neighbors are active (excitation), then enters a refractory period (cannot re-fire), then recovers. This produces travelling waves, spiral reentry patterns, and target waves — the same phenomena seen in cardiac tissue and cortical spreading depression. Click anywhere to trigger a wave. The threshold controls how easily cells fire.