Author: Columbia University. Department of PhysiologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Studies from the Department of Physiology of Columbia University at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. Reprints. V.1-11, 1887-1935
Author: Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dept. of physiologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Studies from the Department of Physiology of Columbia University at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
Author: Columbia University. Department of PhysiologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
Book Description
Includes subject section, name section, and 1968-1970, technical reports.
Pain
Author: Patrick David WallPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231120067
Category : Pain
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The world's foremost expert draws on the latest research to present an accessible look at the causes and consequences of pain, both mental and physical. Patrick Wall shows that pain is a matter of behavioral manifestation and differs among individuals, situations, and cultures. Wall provides a wealth of fascinating and sometimes disturbing historical detail, such as famous characters who derived pleasure from pain, the unexpected reactions of injured people, the role of endorphins, and the power of placebo. He covers cures of pain, ranging from drugs and surgery, through relaxation techniques and exercise, to acupuncture, electrical nerve stimulation, and herbalism.
Posthumous Life
Author: Jami WeinsteinPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231544324
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Posthumous Life launches critical life studies: a mode of inquiry that neither endorses nor dismisses a wave of recent "turns" toward life, matter, vitality, inhumanity, animality, and the real. Questioning the nature and limits of life in the natural sciences, the essays in this volume examine the boundaries and significance of the human and the humanities in the wake of various redefinitions of what counts as life. They explore the possibility of theorizing life without assuming it to be either a simple substrate or an always-mediated effect of culture and difference. Posthumous Life provides new ways of thinking about animals, plants, humans, difference, sexuality, race, gender, identity, the earth, and the future.
Electromagnetic Fields
Author: Martin BlankPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Thus, epidemiological studies suggest that children living near electric power lines have an increased risk of leukemia, and clinical studies show that low-energy, pulsed EMFs accelerate healing of bone fractures. The mechanisms underlying these effects are not yet understood, but in vitro studies show that low-energy EMFs induce changes in protein syntheses that are similar to the stress response found normally in all cells. This 26-chapter book provides a comprehensive survey of the multifaceted issues raised by environmental EMFs by looking at physical and biological fundamentals of EMFs, health risks and benefits of exposure, and biophysical and biochemical mechanisms of interaction.
Research Awards Index
Author: The Disordered Mind
Author: Eric R. KandelPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374716102
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist’s probing investigation of what brain disorders can tell us about human nature Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational research into memory storage in the brain, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts. In his seminal new book, The Disordered Mind, Kandel draws on a lifetime of pathbreaking research and the work of many other leading neuroscientists to take us on an unusual tour of the brain. He confronts one of the most difficult questions we face: How does our mind, our individual sense of self, emerge from the physical matter of the brain? The brain’s 86 billion neurons communicate with one another through very precise connections. But sometimes those connections are disrupted. The brain processes that give rise to our mind can become disordered, resulting in diseases such as autism, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. While these disruptions bring great suffering, they can also reveal the mysteries of how the brain produces our most fundamental experiences and capabilities—the very nature of what it means to be human. Studies of autism illuminate the neurological foundations of our social instincts; research into depression offers important insights on emotions and the integrity of the self; and paradigm-shifting work on addiction has led to a new understanding of the relationship between pleasure and willpower. By studying disruptions to typical brain functioning and exploring their potential treatments, we will deepen our understanding of thought, feeling, behavior, memory, and creativity. Only then can we grapple with the big question of how billions of neurons generate consciousness itself.
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