Emergence (From Chaos?) of Regulatory Order in the Transplanted Heart

Abstract

There are many systems in nature in which a large assembly of autonomous parts (agents) interacting locally, in the absence of a high level global level controller, can give rise to highly coordinated and optimized behavior. The complex adaptive behavior of global structures that emerges is a consequence of nonlinear spatio-temporal interactions of local level processes or subsystems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 2001
Accession Number
ADA409429

Entities

People

  • J. Y. Kresh

Organizations

  • Hahnemann University Hospital

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Systems
  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Classification
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Complex Adaptive Systems
  • Complex Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Heart
  • Heart Rate
  • Nervous System
  • Neurosecretory Systems
  • Phase Transformations
  • Self Organizing Systems
  • Systems Biology
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology