Human Physiology category: 622 books
Self-Consciousness
The Hidden Internal State of Digital Circuits
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2013
The study of self-consciousness helps humans understand themselves and restores their identities. But self-consciousness has been a mystery since the beginning of history, and this mystery cannot be resolved by conventional natural science. In Self-Consciousness, author Masakazu Shoji takes the mystery...
by Christine Langhoff
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2002
Essay from the year 2001 in the subject Biology - Human Biology, grade: 70/80, Oxford University (New College), - entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Homeostasis is the ability of an organism to maintain a relatively constant internal environment despite changes in and exchanges...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2013
Polyphenols in Human Health and Disease documents antioxidant actions of polyphenols in protection of cells and cell organelles, critical for understanding their health-promoting actions to help the dietary supplement industry. The book begins by describing the fundamentals of absorption, metabolism...
Big Brain
The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Our big brains, our language ability, and our intelligence make us uniquely human.
But barely 10,000 years ago (a mere blip in evolutionary time) human-like creatures called "Boskops" flourished in South Africa. They possessed extraordinary features: forebrains roughly 50% larger...
Lost Anatomies
The Evolution of the Human Form
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
Renowned paleoartist John Gurche brings the traditional techniques of figure drawing and anatomical art to the portrayal of our hominin ancestors. The result is a visual record of the evolving human form that feels alive in a way no scientific illustration could match. While science provides an underpinning...
Kinanthropometry X
Proceedings of the 10th International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry Conference, Held in Conjunction with the 13th Commonwealth International Sport Conference
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2007
This book provides an up-to-date review of research and scientific knowledge in the field of kinanthropometry. This subject area is defined as the relationship between human structure and function and is exemplified in studies of growth and development, ergonomics, nutrition, human performance and...
by Tsugikazu Komoda, Toshiyuki Matsunaga
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Biochemistry for Medical Professionals contains pivotal advances in the biochemistry field and provides a resource for professionals across medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences and health professions who need a concise, topical biochemistry reference.
Relevant, well-illustrated coverage...
Atlas of Developmental Field Anomalies of the Human Skeleton
A Paleopathology Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Written by one of the most consulted authorities on the subject, Atlas of Developmental Field Anomalies of the Human Skeleton is the pre-eminent resource for developmental defects of the skeleton. This guide focuses on localized bone structures utilizing the morphogenetic approach that addresses the...
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Human Anatomy for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
The human body is a beautiful display of nature, and when children see pictures in a nature book, they will learn about the different systems that comprise the body as well as the various details that each person has. They can see how all of the systems work together to make up the entire body, functioning...
Missing Microbes
How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert
Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research...
by Ann Druyan, Carl Sagan
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2011
"Dazzling...A feast. Absorbing and elegantly written, it tells of theorigins of life on earth, describes its variety and charaacter, and culminates in a discussion of human nature and teh complex traces ofhumankind's evolutionary past...It is an amazing story masterfully told."
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by Mary Roach
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside.
“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach...
Extra Sensory
The Science and Pseudoscience of Telepathy and Other Powers of the Mind
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Extra Sensory is a pop-science look at the untapped abilities of human beings, from ESP to Telekenesis and other real life sciences that are currently being studied today, from physicist Brian Clegg.
We'd all love to have 'psi' abilities like telepathy, telekinesis, and remote viewing. But is there...
Blood
The Stuff of Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2013
In this year’s CBC Massey Lectures, bestselling author Lawrence Hill offers a provocative examination of the scientific and social history of blood, and on the ways that it unites and divides us today.
Blood runs red through every person’s arteries and fulfills the same functions in every...