| Breathing, Emotion and Evolution: Volume 212 Contributor(s): Holstege, Gert, Beers, Caroline M., Subramanian, Hari H. |
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ISBN: 0444634886 ISBN-13: 9780444634887 Publisher: Elsevier OUR PRICE: $273.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neurology - Medical | Neuroscience - Medical | Physiology |
| Dewey: 612.2 |
| Series: Progress in Brain Research |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 7.7" W x 9.61" (2.72 lbs) 422 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Respiration is one of the most basic motor activities crucial for survival of the individual. It is under total control of the central nervous system, which adjusts respiratory depth and frequency depending on the circumstances the individual finds itself. For this reason this volume not only reviews the basic control systems of respiration, located in the caudal brainstem, but also the higher brain regions, that change depth and frequency of respiration. Scientific knowledge of these systems is crucial for understanding the problems in the many patients suffering from respiratory failure. |