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On the Fabric of the Human Body [PDF]
Circulation, 2012 With the publication of De Humani Corporis Fabrica in 1543, Andreas Vesalius bestowed some of the greatest advancements of anatomic understanding since the time of Galen, correcting major misconceptions, eg, the notion that the great vessels originated in the liver. It took nearly 1500 years for this evolution in anatomic thinking to transpire.
Zankhana, Raval, Douglas W, Losordo
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Body models in humans and robots [PDF]
, 2022 Neurocognitive models of higher-level somatosensory processing have emphasised the role of stored body representations in interpreting real-time sensory signals coming from the body (Longo, Azanon and Haggard, 2010; Tame, Azanon and Longo, 2019). The need for such stored representations arises from the fact that immediate sensory signals coming from ...
Matej Hoffmann, Matthew R. Longo
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Health and work: a new perspective
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2020 Work can be conceived from different perspectives that vary among individuals and communities. In the beginning of humanity, work was associated with activities that sought to satisfy basic needs; then, thanks to the industrial revolution, it became ...
Edgar Cortés-Reyes
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Proprioceptive assessment battery for patients with below-knee amputation (BEPAT in Spanish)
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2016 Introduction: Amputation generates various biomechanical and structural changes, creating deficiencies in balance, equilibrium and proprioception. Altered proprioception affects the bodily-space component, as well as postural control and other physical ...
Catalina Benrey-Reyes +3 more
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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2018 Introduction: Physical inactivity is a risk factor for developing noncommnunicable diseases, as well as respiratory and cardiovascular disorders. To counter this, different types of interventions have been proposed, including respiratory muscle training
Edgar Debray Hernández-Álvarez +4 more
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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2016 Introduction: Soccer is the sport with the highest risk of muscle injury for players. Eccentric exercise is fundamental for reducing injury rates and isoinertial technology devices cause an increase in eccentric demands after a concentric contraction ...
Laura del Pilar Prieto-Mondragón +2 more
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Anatomy of the Human Body [PDF]
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1918 n ...
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Protection of the brain against heat damage
Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2014 In homeothermic animals, metabolic heat production in the brain is higher than in other tissues. However, cerebral tissue is susceptible to heat. Several animals have mechanisms that selectively cool the brain during hyperthermia (i.e., selective brain ...
Mayumi Matsuda-Nakamura, Kei Nagashima
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Trials, 2023 Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic, noncommunicable disease characterized by hypoxemia, with altered lung function, dyspnea on mild exertion, limited tolerance to physical exertion, and functional impairment.
Wilder Villamil-Parra +3 more
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IBRO Reports, 2019 The conscious perception of thermal stimuli is divided into two categories: thermal sensation (i.e., discriminative component) and pleasantness/unpleasantness (i.e., hedonic component).
Yuka Aizawa +5 more
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