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Physiological networks
Also known as: physiologic networks, physiological network connectivity
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The New Field of Network Physiology: Building the Human ... frontiersin.org 8 facts
claimThe field of Network Physiology investigates the laws of communication between organ systems, principles of integration in physiological networks, and mechanisms of network control that lead to the emergence of global network behaviors at the organism level.
referenceThe journal Frontiers in Network Physiology covers networks comprised of diverse physiological systems and the associations between physiologic network structure and physiologic function.
perspectiveFrontiers in Network Physiology aims to promote data-driven discoveries of laws and control mechanisms that underlie physiologic network interactions under both health and pathological conditions.
claimPhysiological networks are characterized by scale-invariant dynamics and temporal feedbacks across a broad range of time scales, which current temporal network formalisms cannot accommodate because they require a well-defined time-scale.
claimEmpirical investigations in Network Physiology are expected to foster the development of data-driven modeling and theoretical approaches to provide mechanistic insights and elucidate principles of nonlinear control in physiological networks.
claimTemporal network approaches fail to account for the complex dynamics of individual physiological systems (network nodes) and the heterogeneity of physiological networks where coupling forms (network links) vary over time.
claimResearch in Network Physiology has provided insights into the structural and functional connectivity of physiologic networks that underlie individual organ systems and their sub-systems.
claimPhysiological networks hierarchically reorganize during transitions between physiological states in response to changes in autonomic regulation.
Peer-Reviewed Papers - The Levin Lab drmichaellevin.org 1 fact
referenceBioelectrical mechanisms can be used for programming growth and form, specifically for taming physiological networks for soft body robotics.
Bioelectricity - The Levin Lab drmichaellevin.org 1 fact
referenceMathews and Levin reviewed how gap junctional signaling and physiological network connectivity instruct growth and form in pattern regulation.