On the surface it may seem like a paradox that someone can simultaneously display cardiovascular fitness and disordered breathing patterns. […]
Muscles involved in breathing
We take approximately 21,000 breaths per day. Each breath changes the shape of the chest wall and abdomen through the […]
Extracellular matrix
“A single-celled paramecium swims gracefully, avoids predators, finds food, mates and has sex, all without a single synapse. Of nerve […]
Polyvagal theory
The vagus network is an integral part of the autonomic nervous system. It innervates the heart, lungs, vast tracks of […]
Stress, allostasis & allostatic load
Stress in this context is not the natural transient physiological and emotional response which we have to real danger. Stress […]
Interoception & inherent motion
An important dimension of interoception is inherent motion. Inherent motion refers to involuntary motion generated by the body’s physiological processes. […]
Interoception and proprioception
Among the Anlo-Ewe people of Ghana we find an understanding of sensation – not dissimilar to the notion Gemeingefuhl. ‘Seselelame’ […]
Interoception
The idea of an autonomous self which is governed solely by the brain is a relatively novel, Western cultural and […]
Mechanobiology & biotensegrity
Terminology: 1. mechanobiology can be described as the conversion of mechanical forces into chemical signals which then modify physical architecture 2. […]