Network Physiology: from complex dynamics of individual systems to networks of organ interactions and the Human Physiolome
Evento
- Titolo:
- Network Physiology: from complex dynamics of individual systems to networks of organ interactions and the Human Physiolome
- Quando:
- Mer, 25. Maggio 2016, 15:30
- Dove:
- Bari,
- Categoria:
- Seminari
Descrizione
The human organism is an integrated network where complex physiological systems, each with its own regulatory mechanisms, continuously interact to optimize and coordinate their function.
Organ-to-organ interactions occur at multiple levels and spatiotemporal time scales to produce distinct physiologic
states: wake and sleep; light and deep sleep; consciousness and unconsciousness. Disrupting organ communications can lead to dysfunction of individual systems or to collapse of the entire organism. Yet, we know almost nothing about the nature of the interactions between diverse organ systems and their collective role in maintaining health.
Through the prism of concepts and approaches originating in nonlinear dynamics, biomedical engineering and statistical physics, we will present basic characteristics of individual organ systems, distinct forms of pairwise
coupling between systems, and a new framework to identify and quantify networks of interactions among diverse organ systems.
We will demonstrate how physiologic network topology and systems connectivity relate to physiologic state and function, and we will discuss implications for further theoretical developments and practical applications within the context of the emerging field of Network Physiology. The presented investigations are initial steps in building a first atlas of dynamic interactions among organ systems.
Persona di contatto:Sebastiano Stramaglia Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
Relatore:Prof. Plamen Ch. Ivanov Director, Keck Laboratory for Network Physiology, Physics Department, Boston University and Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School