First published in 2005, this book introduces the concept of allostasis and places it within the context of traditional homeostatic regulation.
The concept of homeostasis, the maintenance of the internal physiological environment of an organism within tolerable limits, is well established in medicine and physiology. In contrast, allostasis is a relatively new idea of 'viability through change'. With allostatic regulatio…
"This book, the first edited volume to focus on allostasis, orients the reader by addressing basic physiological regulatory systems and examining bodily regulation under duress. It integrates the basic concepts of physiological homeostasis with disorders such as depression, stre…
"This book, the first edited volume to focus on allostasis, orients the reader by addressing basic physiological regulatory systems and examining bodily regulation under duress. It integrates the basic concepts of physiological homeostasis with disorders such as depression, stre…
"This book, the first edited volume to focus on allostasis, orients the reader by addressing basic physiological regulatory systems and examining bodily regulation under duress. It integrates the basic concepts of physiological homeostasis with disorders such as depression, stre…
How do individuals cope in extreme environments such as outer space or the wastes of Antarctica? In Extreme, Emma Barrett and Paul Martin use many engaging examples and personal accounts to look at the psychological impact on those who face these environments, the traits that en…
In Extreme, Emma Barrett and Paul Martin explore the challenges that people in extreme environments face, including pain, physical hardship, loneliness, disagreements, and the approaches taken to overcome them. Using many fascinating examples and personal accounts, they take a c…
Adaptive spatial alignment
by Redding, Gordon M., Wallace, Benjamin
fromScientific psychology series
Adaptive spatial alignment
by Redding, Gordon M., Wallace, Benjamin
fromScientific psychology series
For most people, prism adaptation is an amusing demonstration, first experienced perhaps in an introductory psychology course. This monograph relates this peculiar phenomenon to the larger context of cognitive science, especially motor control and learning. The first part sketch…
Adaptive spatial alignment
by Redding, Gordon M., Wallace, Benjamin
fromScientific psychology series
The Oxford handbook of evolutionary medicine
Despite medicine being grounded in biology, evolutionary biology is a relatively disregarded field. Macroanatomical features of our species have changed very little in the last 300,000 years, but there have been subtle changes in metabolism and immunology, including adaptations …
The book presents an overview of fish physiology to demonstrate how living fishes function in their environment. As with other books in the Series, the emphasis is on the unique physiological characteristics of the fish, but with applications to questions of broad relevance in p…
Perceived health and adaptation in chronic disease
