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Synchronization and rhythmic processes in physiology

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  • Leon Glass

    (Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology and Medicine, McGill University)

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Complex bodily rhythms are ubiquitous in living organisms. These rhythms arise from stochastic, nonlinear biological mechanisms interacting with a fluctuating environment. Disease often leads to alterations from normal to pathological rhythm. Fundamental questions concerning the dynamics of these rhythmic processes abound. For example, what is the origin of physiological rhythms? How do the rhythms interact with each other and the external environment? Can we decode the fluctuations in physiological rhythms to better diagnose human disease? And can we develop better methods to control pathological rhythms? Mathematical and physical techniques combined with physiological and medical studies are addressing these questions and are transforming our understanding of the rhythms of life.

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  • Leon Glass, 2001. "Synchronization and rhythmic processes in physiology," Nature, Nature, vol. 410(6825), pages 277-284, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:410:y:2001:i:6825:d:10.1038_35065745
    DOI: 10.1038/35065745
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