The Mystery Of Yawning In Physiology And Disease

Author : Olivier Walusinski
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783805594042

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The Mystery of Yawning in Physiology and Disease by Olivier Walusinski Pdf

Yawning is a stereotyped phylogenetically ancient phenomenon that occurs in almost all vertebrates. As an emotional behavior and an expressive movement, yawning has many consequences; nevertheless, it has so far been poorly addressed in medical research and practice. Bringing together the latest research from many fields, this volume integrates current insights within embryology, ethology, neurophysiology, psychology, fMRI and pathology. The phylogenetic and ontogenetic aspects of yawning offer an interesting perspective on human development, and its occurrence in neurological diseases - an area explored by only a few investigators - may provide useful clinical information. This book will make valuable and fascinating reading to neurologists, sleep specialists, psychologists, ethologists and pharmacologists, as well as to anybody interested in uncovering the mystery of yawning.

Author : O. Walusinski
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783805594059

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The Mystery of Yawning in Physiology and Disease by O. Walusinski Pdf

Yawning is a stereotyped phylogenetically ancient phenomenon that occurs in almost all vertebrates. As an emotional behavior and an expressive movement, yawning has many consequences; nevertheless, it has so far been poorly addressed in medical research and practice. Bringing together the latest research from many fields, this volume integrates current insights within embryology, ethology, neurophysiology, psychology, fMRI and pathology. The phylogenetic and ontogenetic aspects of yawning offer an interesting perspective on human development, and its occurrence in neurological diseases - an area explored by only a few investigators - may provide useful clinical information. This book will make valuable and fascinating reading to neurologists, sleep specialists, psychologists, ethologists and pharmacologists, as well as to anybody interested in uncovering the mystery of yawning.

Author : GK Pal
Publisher : JP Medical
Page : 1500 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9389188016

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Comprehensive Textbook of Medical Physiology by GK Pal Pdf

This two volume set is a complete guide to medical physiology for undergraduate medical students. Beginning with a general overview of the subject the following chapters each provide in depth discussion on the physiology of each anatomical system. Each section covers both clinical and applied physiology with topics enhanced by numerous photographs and diagrams. The book features the following invaluable learning tools: - Learning objective - defined at the start of each chapter - Application boxes - key points of applied physiology highlighted in green boxes - Clinical boxes - core concepts of related diseases and patient management highlighted in pink boxes - Important notes - miscellaneous information that may be asked in viva voce examinations - Chapter summary - each chapter ends with a two-part summary outlining key concepts of the topic and listing possible long and short questions, and viva questions that may be asked in examinations - 'Scientist contributed' boxes - explain historical links - highlighted in orange boxes

Author : Joel A. Vilensky,Wendy Robertson,Carlo A. Suarez-Quian
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781118492017

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The Clinical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves by Joel A. Vilensky,Wendy Robertson,Carlo A. Suarez-Quian Pdf

The cranial nerves are an endlessly fascinating family of twelve nerves that have a dramatic impact on our daily lives. A dysfunction of the cranial nerves can cause loss of vision or double vision, loss of smell, poor balance, or loss of muscle function, and can also be an indicator of underlying neurological disorders. The Clinical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves: The Nerves of "On Old Olympus Towering Top" is an engaging and accessible book on the anatomy and clinical importance of these unique nerves. The text opens with a brief introduction of key neuroanatomical concepts that relate the clinical and anatomical sections that follow. Additionally, this book uniquely provides a detailed description of the bones of the head and face in order for the reader to understand the routes taken by the cranial nerves through the skull. Chapters then detail each nerve and its unique impact in relationship to our senses, motor function, and health. Vividly illustrated and supported by real-life clinical cases, the book will appeal to anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of the cranial nerves. Merging anatomical and clinical information with intriguing clinical cases, The Clinical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves: The Nerves of "On Old Olympus Towering Top" introduces readers to the anatomy and diverse function of this intriguing family of nerves.

Author : Elaine Hatfield,John T Cacioppo,Richard L Rapson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521449480

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Emotional Contagion by Elaine Hatfield,John T Cacioppo,Richard L Rapson Pdf

A study of the phenomenon of emotion contagion, or the communication of mood to others.

Author : Jennifer Bair
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780804759243

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Frontiers of Commodity Chain Research by Jennifer Bair Pdf

Featuring new contributions by leading globalization scholars, this timely volume analyzes the organization, geography, politics, and power dynamics of international trade and production networks understood as global commodity chains.

Author : Steven Laureys,Olivia Gosseries,Giulio Tononi
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128011751

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The Neurology of Consciousness by Steven Laureys,Olivia Gosseries,Giulio Tononi Pdf

The second edition of The Neurology of Consciousness is a comprehensive update of this ground-breaking work on human consciousness, the first book in this area to summarize the neuroanatomical and functional underpinnings of consciousness by emphasizing a lesional approach offered by the study of neurological patients. Since the publication of the first edition in 2009, new methodologies have made consciousness much more accessible scientifically, and, in particular, the study of disorders, disruptions, and disturbances of consciousness has added tremendously to our understanding of the biological basis of human consciousness. The publication of a new edition is both critical and timely for continued understanding of the field of consciousness. In this critical and timely update, revised and new contributions by internationally renowned researchers—edited by the leaders in the field of consciousness research—provide a unique and comprehensive focus on human consciousness. The new edition of The Neurobiology of Consciousness will continue to be an indispensable resource for researchers and students working on the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness and related disorders, as well as for neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists contemplating consciousness as one of the philosophical, ethical, sociological, political, and religious questions of our time. New chapters on the neuroanatomical basis of consciousness and short-term memory, and expanded coverage of comas and neuroethics, including the ethics of brain death The first comprehensive, authoritative collection to describe disorders of consciousness and how they are used to study and understand the neural correlates of conscious perception in humans. Includes both revised and new chapters from the top international researchers in the field, including Christof Koch, Marcus Raichle, Nicholas Schiff, Joseph Fins, and Michael Gazzaniga

Author : Iain M. Banks
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780748109999

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Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks Pdf

Consider Phlebas is a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination, from a modern master of science fiction. The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no surrender. Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals, lay a fugitive Mind. Both the Culture and the Idirans sought it. It was the fate of Horza, the Changer, and his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries, human and machine, to actually find it - and with it their own destruction. Praise for the Culture series 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons The State of the Art Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist

Author : Olivier Walusinski
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190636036

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Georges Gilles de la Tourette by Olivier Walusinski Pdf

The 19th Century brought many medical advances and discoveries in neurology, with the famed Parisian La Salpètrière hospital at its center. Medical giants such as Jean-Martin Charcot, Joseph Babinski, and even for a short time Sigmund Freud, walked these halls, so it is a wonder that, an equal among these men, very little exists in the literature on Georges Gilles de la Tourette. This biography is the first comprehensive volume to delve into the life, scholarship, writing, and hobbies of the famed doctor. In Part One, we learn Georges' family history, follow his schooling and mentorship under Charcot, travel to the Worlds Fair of 1900, evade an attempted assassination, all before succumbing to death by syphilis. Part Two provides an in-depth analysis of his neurological and psychiatric works, notably the epynomous neurological disorder that will forever remain "Tourette's Syndrome." Part Three looks at the lighter side of Georges, inspecting his favorite past-times as poet, historian, and art critic. Part Four brings an extensive bibliography of Georges' complete body of work. Author Olivier Walusinski pulls together unpublished family archives, Georges' correspondence with the Parisian journalist Georges Montorgueil, journal articles, and police archives to shed an original light on the famed doctor's life and lasting legacy. These archives have never before been studied or made available to the public, making this one of the first and most comprehensive biographies available and a must-have for any medical library.

Author : Linda K. McLoon,Francisco Andrade
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461444657

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Craniofacial Muscles by Linda K. McLoon,Francisco Andrade Pdf

Of the approximately 640 muscles in the human body, over 10% of them are found in the craniofacial region. The craniofacial muscles are involved in a number of crucial non-locomotor activities, and are critical to the most basic functions of life, including vision, taste, chewing and food manipulation, swallowing, respiration, speech, as well as regulating facial expression and controlling facial aperture patency. Despite their importance, the biology of these small skeletal muscles is relatively unexplored. Only recently have we begun to understand their unique embryonic development and the genes that control it and characteristic features that separate them from the skeletal muscle stereotype. This book is the most comprehensive reference to date on craniofacial muscle development, structure, function, and disease. It details the state-of-the-art basic science of the craniofacial muscles, and describes their unique response to major neuromuscular conditions. Most importantly, the text highlights how the craniofacial muscles are different from most skeletal muscles, and why they have been viewed as a distinct allotype. In addition, the text points to major gaps in our knowledge about these very important skeletal muscles and identified key gaps in our knowledge and areas primed for further study and discovery.

Author : Olive Schreiner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015002719386

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The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner Pdf

Author : Vasu D. Appanna
Publisher : Springer
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789811076848

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Human Microbes - The Power Within by Vasu D. Appanna Pdf

This book offers a unique perspective on the invisible organ, a body part that has been visualized only recently. It guides the readers into the world of the microbial constituents that make humans the way they are. The vitamins they produce, the smell they generate, the signals they create, and the molecular guards they elaborate are some of the benefits they bestow on humans. After introducing the notion as to why microbes are an integral component in the development of humans, the book examines the genesis of the microbiome and describes how the resident bacteria work in partnership with the skin, digestive tract, sexual organs, mouth and lungs to execute vital physiological functions. It then discusses the diseases that are triggered by the disruption of the harmonious relationships amongst these diverse systems and provides microbial cures to ailments such as obesity and digestive complications. Finally, the book focuses on the future when the workings of the human microbes will be fully unravelled. Societal changes in health education, the establishment of the microbiome bank, the fight against hunger, space travel, designer traits and enhanced security are explained. Each chapter is accompanied by captivating illustrations and ends with a visual summary. Dr. Appanna has been researching for over 30 years on various aspects of microbial and human cellular systems. He is a professor of biochemistry and has also served as Department Chair and Dean of the Faculty at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada. The book is aimed at readers enrolled in medical, chiropractic, nursing, pharmacy, and health science programs. Practicing health-care professionals and continuing education learners will also find the content beneficial.

Author : F. W. Huchzermeyer
Publisher : CABI
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0851997988

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Crocodiles by F. W. Huchzermeyer Pdf

This book is a comprehensive reference work on the biology, management and health of crocodiles, alligators and gharials. It is applicable to both farmed and captive animals.The introductory chapter describes crocodilian anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and behaviour. One chapter is devoted to important aspects of crocodile farming, namely nutrition; incubation of eggs; rearing; breeding; slaughter; and welfare. Subsequent chapters cover transmissible, nontransmissible and organ diseases, and diseases of eggs and hatchlings.

Author : William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UOM:39015070459105

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History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne by William Edward Hartpole Lecky Pdf

Author : Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044051135036

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Letters and Social Aims by Ralph Waldo Emerson Pdf