Epilogue
Rhythms are a basic phenomenon in all physiological systems. They cover an enormous range of frequencies with periods from the order of milliseconds up to some
years. They are described by many disciplines and are investigated usually in the
context of physiology of the respective function or organ.
The importance given to the research on rhythmicity is quite different in different
systems. In some cases where the functional significance is obvious rhythms are at
the centre of interest, as in the case of respiration or locomotion. In other fields they
are considered more or less as interesting epiphenomena or at best as indicators
without essential functional significance, as in the case of cardiovascular or EEG
rhythms.
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1 Haken H, Koepchen HP (1991) Rhythms in Physiological Systems. Springer, New York ISBN:
9780387544489.
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Rhythms are a basic phenomenon in all physiological systems. They cover an enormous range of frequencies with periods from the order of milliseconds up to some
years. They are described by many disciplines and are investigated usually in the
context of physiology of the respective function or organ.
The importance given to the research on rhythmicity is quite different in different
systems. In some cases where the functional significance is obvious rhythms are at
the centre of interest, as in the case of respiration or locomotion. In other fields they
are considered more or less as interesting epiphenomena or at best as indicators
without essential functional significance, as in the case of cardiovascular or EEG
rhythms.
1
1 Haken H, Koepchen HP (1991) Rhythms in Physiological Systems. Springer, New York ISBN:
9780387544489.
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
V. Blazek et al. (eds.), Studies in Skin Perfusion Dynamics,
Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5449-0
233