The hot brain : survival, temperature, and the human body /

"The book first traces the story of the brain throughout evolution and shows how the control of body temperature as a survival mechanism was achieved. It then goes on to discuss the mechanisms of our environmental independence, why a body temperature of 37[degrees]C (only five degrees from deat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Gisolfi, Carl V. (Autor), Mora, Francisco (Mora Teruel) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2000.
©2000
Colección:Bradford book.
Temas:
Body temperature > Regulation.
Brain.
Evolution.
Central nervous system.
Homeostasis.
Adaptation (Physiology)
Body temperature.
Adaptation (Biology)
Nervous system.
Anatomy.
Diseases.
Acclimatization.
Evolution (Biology)
Fever.
Genetic Phenomena
Body Temperature Changes
Biological Phenomena
Central Nervous System
Homeostasis
Physiological Phenomena
Adaptation, Physiological
Body Temperature
Signs and Symptoms
Adaptation, Biological
Nervous System
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Phenomena and Processes
Anatomy
Disease
Brain
Acclimatization
Body Temperature Regulation
Biological Evolution
Fever
Thermorégulation.
Cerveau.
Évolution.
Système nerveux central.
Homéostasie.
Adaptation (Physiologie)
Température corporelle.
Adaptation (Biologie)
Système nerveux.
Anatomie.
Maladies.
Acclimatation.
Évolution (Biologie)
Fièvre.
brains.
anatomy.
evolution.
MEDICAL > Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
Nervous system
Diseases
Central nervous system
Body temperature
Body temperature > Regulation
Evolution
Gehirn
Körpertemperatur
Lichaamstemperatuur.
Evolutietheorie.
Mensen.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The book first traces the story of the brain throughout evolution and shows how the control of body temperature as a survival mechanism was achieved. It then goes on to discuss the mechanisms of our environmental independence, why a body temperature of 37[degrees]C (only five degrees from death) is essential for humans, and how this narrow temperature range is defended. It describes how we cope with environmental extremes, the function of fevers, and why thermoregulation is best understood through a combination of physiological and cognitive approaches."--Jacket
Notas:"A Bradford book."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 272 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-263) and index.
ISBN:058532056X
9780585320564
0262071983
9780262071987
0262515342
9780262515344
9780262273886
0262273888

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