Sleep and anesthesia resemble in many ways at a first glance. The most prominent common feature of course is the loss of consciousness, i.e. the loss of awareness of external stimuli. However a closer look at the loss of consciousness reveals already a difference between sleep a…
This book examines the shared physiological mechanisms of sleep and anesthesia, and their differences, exploring brain activity, spinal and cardiovascular effects. Coverage includes modeling of both states, and cutting-edge experimental techniques.
Synergetics
by Hutt, Axel, Haken, H.
fromEncyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science Series
This volume of the "Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, Second Edition" (ECSS), introduces the fundamental physical and mathematical concepts underlying the theory of complex physical, chemical, and biological systems. Numerous applications illustrate how these conce…