Complex dynamics in physiological systems: from heart to brain

Nonlinear dynamics has become an important field of research in recent years in many areas of the natural sciences. In particular, it has potential applications in biology and medicine; nonlinear data analysis has helped to detect the progress of cardiac disease, physiological disorders, for example episodes of epilepsy, and others. This book focuses on the current trends of research concerning the prediction of sudden cardiac death and the onset of epileptic seizures, using the nonlinear analysis based on ECG and EEG data. Topics covered include the analysis of cardiac models and neural models. The book is a collection of recent research papers by leading physicists, mathematicians, cardiologists and neurobiologists who are actively involved in using the concepts of nonlinear dynamics to explore the functional behaviours of heart and brain under normal and pathological conditions. Covers topics on nonlinear dynamics of heart Covers topics on diagnosis of sudden cardiac death Covers topics on prediction of epilepsy seizures Covers topics on behavioural psychology

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9142-1
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés