Space Time And Medicine

Author : Larry Dossey
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1982-04-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780394710914

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Space, Time, and Medicine by Larry Dossey Pdf

What we call modern physics says something entirely new about the world and how it behaves. For many years, these theories have been accepted as the most accurate descriptions we have ever had about our world. Nevertheless, medicine has been reluctant to incorporate these ideas into itself, continuing to view the body as a clockwork mechanism, in which illness is caused by a breakdown of "parts." Drawing on his long experience in the practice of internal medicine and his knowledge of modern science, Dr. Dossey shows how medicine can and must be updated. Discussing the new theories of Bell, Godel, and others, he opens up startling questions for medicine: Could the brain be a hologram, in which every part contains the whole? Why have ordinary people been able to raise and lower blood pressure at will, control heart rate, body temperature, even one minute blood vessel, in a way no one can explain? What is the role of consciousness in health and illness? Perhaps the most startling of Dr. Dossey's discussions concerns nonlinear time. There is evidence that our obsession with time and our belief that time "flows" (a belief refuted by the new physics) may profoundly affect our health. "Time sickness" is becoming an accepted medical concept, a possible cause of the greatest killer of all—heart disease. Dr. Dossey presents remarkable clinical data showing that by changing their view of time, people have been able to positively affect the course of disease. Just as the clockwork picture of the universe was abandoned in the onslaught of new data, our mechanistic view of health and illness will give way to new models which, too, will be more consistent with the true face of the universe.

Author : David Charles Sloane,Beverlie Conant Sloane
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780801877681

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Medicine Moves to the Mall by David Charles Sloane,Beverlie Conant Sloane Pdf

The shopping mall seems an unlikely place to go for health care services. Yet, the mall has become home to such services as well as a model for redesigning other health care facilities. In Medicine Moves to the Mall, David Charles Sloane and Beverlie Conant Sloane document the historical changes to our health care landscape by exploring the interactions between medicine and place. This unique combination of architectural history and the history of medicine provides a thought-provoking analysis of the geography of the practice of medicine. The book presents three essays, each accompanied by a gallery of historical and recent photos. The authors discuss the rise of modern hospitals and how they were shaped into scientifically sterile and humanly stark "medical workshops." Starting in the 1970s, hospital facilities were altered in appearance to become more friendly and welcoming. The integration of a shopping mall's spaciousness and open design with technology and scientific innovation served in "humanizing the hospital." Most recently, the accessibility and convenience of shopping center and roadside clinics have invited Americans to go "shopping for health" in the increasingly commercialized medical system. Medicine Moves to the Mall will appeal to scholars and professionals in fields ranging from health care to cultural geography and from urban studies to architectural history, as well as to readers interested in the shifting status of medicine in American society.

Author : Michael R. Barratt,Sam Lee Pool
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780387681641

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Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight by Michael R. Barratt,Sam Lee Pool Pdf

Over the years, a large body of knowledge has developed regarding the ways in which space flight affects the health of the personnel involved. Now, for the first time, this clinical knowledge on how to diagnose and treat conditions that either develop during a mission or because of a mission has been compiled by Drs. Michael Barratt and Sam L. Pool of the NASA/Johnson Space Center. Complete with detailed information on the physiological and psychological affects of space flight as well as how to diagnose and treat everything from dental concerns to decompression to dermatological problems encountered, this text is a must have for all those associated with aerospace medicine.

Author : Romi Nijhawan,Beena Khurana
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780521863186

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Space and Time in Perception and Action by Romi Nijhawan,Beena Khurana Pdf

Brings together cutting edge experiments and theoretical treatments regarding space, time and motion in visual neuroscience and psychophysics.

Author : Larry Dossey
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Health
ISBN : 0877732248

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Space, Time, & Medicine by Larry Dossey Pdf

Author : Dori Derdikman,James J. Knierim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783709112922

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Space,Time and Memory in the Hippocampal Formation by Dori Derdikman,James J. Knierim Pdf

The discovery of new cell types, such as grid and time cells, in the hippocampus has been accompanied by major anatomical and theoretical insights in the recent years. This book provides comprehensive, up-to-date information about the hippocampal formation and especially the neural basis of episodic memory, spatial location (the formation of the cognitive map) and temporal representation. The first part of the book describes the information flow from pre-hippocampal areas into the hippocampus, the second part discusses the different types of hippocampal processing and finally, the third part depicts the influence that the hippocampal processing has on other brain structures that are perhaps more closely tied to explicit cognitive or behavioral output. This book is intended for neuroscientists, especially for those who are involved in research on the hippocampus, as well as for behavioral scientists and neurologists.

Author : Gilles Clément
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402034343

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Fundamentals of Space Medicine by Gilles Clément Pdf

This readable text presents findings from the life science experiments conducted during and after space missions. It provides an insight into the space medical community and the real challenges that face the flight surgeon and life science investigator.

Author : Elizabeth Brannon
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780123859488

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Space, Time and Number in the Brain by Elizabeth Brannon Pdf

The study of mathematical cognition and the ways in which the ideas of space, time and number are encoded in brain circuitry has become a fundamental issue for neuroscience. How such encoding differs across cultures and educational level is of further interest in education and neuropsychology. This rapidly expanding field of research is overdue for an interdisciplinary volume such as this, which deals with the neurological and psychological foundations of human numeric capacity. A uniquely integrative work, this volume provides a much needed compilation of primary source material to researchers from basic neuroscience, psychology, developmental science, neuroimaging, neuropsychology and theoretical biology. The first comprehensive and authoritative volume dealing with neurological and psychological foundations of mathematical cognition Uniquely integrative volume at the frontier of a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field Features outstanding and truly international scholarship, with chapters written by leading experts in a variety of fields

Author : Larry Dossey
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1982-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0877732221

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Space, Time and Medicine by Larry Dossey Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine During Travel Beyond Earth Orbit
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309170314

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Safe Passage by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine During Travel Beyond Earth Orbit Pdf

Safe Passage: Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions sets forth a vision for space medicine as it applies to deep space voyage. As space missions increase in duration from months to years and extend well beyond Earth's orbit, so will the attendant risks of working in these extreme and isolated environmental conditions. Hazards to astronaut health range from greater radiation exposure and loss of bone and muscle density to intensified psychological stress from living with others in a confined space. Going beyond the body of biomedical research, the report examines existing space medicine clinical and behavioral research and health care data and the policies attendant to them. It describes why not enough is known today about the dangers of prolonged travel to enable humans to venture into deep space in a safe and sane manner. The report makes a number of recommendations concerning NASA's structure for clinical and behavioral research, on the need for a comprehensive astronaut health care system and on an approach to communicating health and safety risks to astronauts, their families, and the public.

Author : Eric Topol
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781541644649

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Deep Medicine by Eric Topol Pdf

A Science Friday pick for book of the year, 2019 One of America's top doctors reveals how AI will empower physicians and revolutionize patient care Medicine has become inhuman, to disastrous effect. The doctor-patient relationship--the heart of medicine--is broken: doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their patients, and medical errors and misdiagnoses abound. In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help. AI has the potential to transform everything doctors do, from notetaking and medical scans to diagnosis and treatment, greatly cutting down the cost of medicine and reducing human mortality. By freeing physicians from the tasks that interfere with human connection, AI will create space for the real healing that takes place between a doctor who can listen and a patient who needs to be heard. Innovative, provocative, and hopeful, Deep Medicine shows us how the awesome power of AI can make medicine better, for all the humans involved.

Author : Kim Michelle Lersch,Timothy C. Hart,Michael Chataway
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Crime
ISBN : 1531015409

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Space, Time, and Crime by Kim Michelle Lersch,Timothy C. Hart,Michael Chataway Pdf

"This book provides a basic overview of the more popular theories that have been used to explain the concentration of crime in certain places and times. Each theory is carefully and clearly developed from its historical roots to contemporary applications, with solid research cited throughout the discussions. The reader is then moved from theory into practice, where a summary and critique of a number of various theoretically-driven practical policy applications are presented. The basic elements of crime analysis and crime mapping, both very popular crime fighting tools for police agencies and place managers, are presented. Finally, the book closes with a strong Marxist-based critique of the various theories, policies, and tools, leaving the reader with some troubling questions to ponder"--

Author : Frank Arntzenius,Cian Dorr
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198705918

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Space, Time, and Stuff by Frank Arntzenius,Cian Dorr Pdf

Frank Arntzenius presents a series of radical new ideas about the structure of space and time. Space, Time, and Stuff is an attempt to show that physics is geometry: that the fundamental structure of the physical world is purely geometrical structure. Along the way, he examines some non-standard views about the structure of spacetime and its inhabitants, including the idea that space and time are pointless, the idea that quantum mechanics is a completely local theory, the idea that antiparticles are just particles travelling back in time, and the idea that time has no structure whatsoever. The main thrust of the book, however, is that there are good reasons to believe that spaces other than spacetime exist, and that it is the existence of these additional spaces that allows one to reduce all of physics to geometry. Philosophy, and metaphysics in particular, plays an important role here: the assumption that the fundamental laws of physics are simple in terms of the fundamental physical properties and relations is pivotal. Without this assumption one gets nowhere. That is to say, when trying to extract the fundamental structure of the world from theories of physics one ignores philosophy at one's peril!

Author : Shih-Lung Shaw,Daniel Sui
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030728083

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Mapping COVID-19 in Space and Time by Shih-Lung Shaw,Daniel Sui Pdf

This book describes the spatial and temporal perspectives on COVID-19 and its impacts and deepens our understanding of human dynamics during and after the global pandemic. It critically examines the role smart city technologies play in shaping our lives in the years to come. The book covers a wide-range of issues related to conceptual, theoretical and data issues, analysis and modeling, and applications and policy implications such as socio-ecological perspectives, geospatial data ethics, mobility and migration during COVID-19, population health resilience and much more. With accelerated pace of technological advances and growing divide on political and policy options, a better understanding of disruptive global events such as COVID-19 with spatial and temporal perspectives is an imperative and will make the ultimate difference in public health and economic decision making. Through in-depth analyses of concepts, data, methods, and policies, this book stimulates future studies on global pandemics and their impacts on society at different levels.

Author : Arnauld E., Arnauld Nicogossian,,M D Arnauld E Nicogossian,Jr Ph D James F Parker,Ph.D., James F., James Parker, Jr.,
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1478338563

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Space Physiology and Medicine by Arnauld E., Arnauld Nicogossian,,M D Arnauld E Nicogossian,Jr Ph D James F Parker,Ph.D., James F., James Parker, Jr., Pdf

This book is intended as a general reference manual for persons engaged in or concerned with the practice of space medicine. A large body of ground-based research, including both human and animal experimentation, and inflight life sciences accomplishments support the findings presented in this book. Space medicine is a relatively new field of environmental medicine dealing with the unique aspects of health maintenance and care of individuals exposed to the rigors of space. The sustenance of life in space and the practice of medicine require a team approach and draw upon the knowledge of many areas of engineering, human factors, and medical specialties. Current activities of physicians and life scientists are devoted mainly to achieving a better understanding of the physiological changes which result from weightlessness and the development of procedures and countermeasures to facilitate the transition to space and to assure a safe return to Earth. The domain of space is used at this time by a small number of highly select and healthy individuals, with the practice of space medicine focusing on preflight prevention of disease. As space activities expand, a larger and more diversified population will be involved in a variety of activities in the weightlessness of space. At this time, medical professionals and the practice of medicine also will move into space. This next milestone will produce a quantum advance in our understanding of human adaptation to the weightless environment and, at the same time, will require development of new therapeutic means and procedures not dependent on gravity. Space medicine will continue to grow and will become a well-established medical specialty.