The most frequently cited example of mechanobiology is bone mineralisation. Compact bone is comprised of concentric layers of bone matrix, […]
Mechanobiology _ 1
Cellular biology and biomedical science are dominated by approaches which largely neglect the role of material (the structural building blocks […]
Intrinsic variability
Intrinsic variability is a characteristic of all complex systems and is a feature of all oscillating physiological processes. Variability is […]
Homeostasis
Homeostasis refers to the underlying (not conscious level) regulation of the our internal milieu. Homeostasis ensures that temperature, pH, fluid […]
The autonomic nervous system
Brain imaging and the popularisation of the term ‘neuroplasticity’, particularly in relation to mindfulness meditation, has elevated the profile of […]
Default mode network _ 2
FROM MODULES TO NETWORKS Until the advent of brain imaging technologies, brain science was based on neuroanatomy and functional deficits […]
Default mode network _ 1
DEFAULT MODE NETWORK ‘Whilst part of what we perceive comes through our senses from the object before us, another part […]