11,098 research outputs found
Aerospace medicine and biology. A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 195
This bibliography lists 148 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in June 1979
Aerospace Medicine and Biology. A continuing bibliography with indexes
This bibliography lists 244 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in February 1981. Aerospace medicine and aerobiology topics are included. Listings for physiological factors, astronaut performance, control theory, artificial intelligence, and cybernetics are included
Aerospace Medicine and Biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 199
This bibliography lists 82 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in October 1979
Aerospace medicine and biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 197, September 1979
This bibliography lists 193 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in August 1979
Aerospace medicine and biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 183
This bibliography lists 273 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in July 1978
Aerospace Medicine and Biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 182, July 1978
This bibliography lists 165 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in June 1978
The Hormesis of Thinking: A Deeper Quantum Thermodynamic Perspective?
We are able to read this because of quantum and thermodynamic principles that via an inorganic proton gradient, possibly generated 4.2 billion years ago, gave rise to a system that has an awareness of time and space by using energy to integrate information. Life can be described as a dissipative system driven by an energy gradient that uses information to positively reinforce its self-sustaining structure, which in turn increases its non-linear decisional capacity. Key in the evolution of life has been stress coupled to natural selection, which usually meant an increased demand for energy. As hormesis describes the adaptive response to stress, we propose that hormesis embraces not only the evolution of life, but that of intelligence itself, as natural selection would favour systems that enhances its efficiency. A component of the hormetic response in eukaryotes is the mitochondrion, which itself relies on quantum effects such as tunnelling. This suggests that quantum effects control the stability of individual cells as well as long-lived cellular networks. Hormesis, which can be anti-inflammatory, is therefore key in maintaining the functional stability of complex systems, including the brain. In contrast, a lack of classical hormetic factors, such as physical activity, plant polyphenols, or calorie restriction, will lead to accelerated cognitive decline, which is associated with increased inflammation. However, there may be another previously unidentified factor that could also be considered hormetic, and that is thinking itself. Here we propose that the process of “thinking”, and managing complex movement, induces “stress” in the neuronal system and is therefore in itself part of maintaining cognitive health and reserve throughout life. In effect, the right amount of thinking and information processing can beneficially induce adaptation, and this itself could be explainable by quantum thermodynamics
USSR Space Life Sciences Digest, volume 2, no. 3
Soviet scientists are making significant contributions to the field of space medicine and biology through their active manned space program, frequent biosatellites, and extensive ground-based research. An overview of the developments and direction of the USSR Space Life Sciences Program is provided
Aerospace medicine and biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes
This bibliography lists 161 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in November, 1987
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