On Wednesday 25 April,time: 15.30, room: Aula A of Physics Department,<\/p>\n
Prof. Plamen\u00a0 Ivanov<\/strong> Network Physiology: from complex dynamics of individual systems<\/strong> Abstract On Wednesday 25 April,time: 15.30, room: Aula A of Physics Department, Prof. Plamen\u00a0 Ivanov Director of the Keck Laboratory for Network Physiology (Physics Department, Boston University and Harvard Medical School) and founder of NETWORK PHYSIOLOGY\u00a0will give a seminar on: Network Physiology: from<\/p>\n
\nDirector of the Keck Laboratory for Network Physiology
\n(Physics Department, Boston University and Harvard Medical School)
\nand founder of NETWORK PHYSIOLOGY\u00a0will give a seminar on:<\/p>\n
\n to networks of organ interactions and the Human Physiolome.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThe human organism is an integrated network where complex\u00a0 physiological
\nsystems, each with its own regulatory mechanisms,\u00a0 continuously interact
\nto optimize and coordinate their function.
\nOrgan-to-organ interactions occur at multiple levels and\u00a0 spatiotemporal
\ntime scales to produce distinct physiologic
\nstates: wake and sleep; light and deep sleep; consciousness and
\nunconsciousness. Disrupting organ communications can lead to
\ndysfunction of individual systems or to collapse of the entire
\norganism. Yet, we know almost nothing about the nature of the
\ninteractions between diverse organ systems and their collective role\u00a0 in
\nmaintaining health.
\nThrough the prism of concepts and approaches originating in nonlinear
\ndynamics, biomedical engineering and statistical physics, we will
\npresent basic characteristics of\u00a0 individual organ systems, distinct
\nforms of pairwise
\ncoupling between systems, and a new framework to identify and quantify
\nnetworks of interactions among diverse organ systems.
\nWe will demonstrate how physiologic network topology and systems
\nconnectivity relate to physiologic state and function, and we will
\ndiscuss implications for further theoretical developments and\u00a0 practical
\napplications within the context of the emerging field of\u00a0 Network
\nPhysiology. The presented investigations are initial steps in\u00a0building
\na first atlas of dynamic interactions among organ systems.
\nMore info at \u00a0https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/labnetworkphysiology\/home\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"