Sustaining biological welfare for our future through consistent science

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Tetsuo Katsuura¹  Yoshihiro Shimomura¹ 

[1] Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

关键词: Universal design;    Physiological function;    Integrative thinking;    Inconsistency;    Ergonomics;    Biological benefit;   

Others  :  861759
DOI  :  10.1186/1880-6805-32-1

 received in 2012-08-26, accepted in 2012-12-22,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Physiological anthropology presently covers a very broad range of human knowledge and engineering technologies. This study reviews scientific inconsistencies within a variety of areas: sitting posture; negative air ions; oxygen inhalation; alpha brain waves induced by music and ultrasound; 1/f fluctuations; the evaluation of feelings using surface electroencephalography; Kansei; universal design; and anti-stress issues. We found that the inconsistencies within these areas indicate the importance of integrative thinking and the need to maintain the perspective on the biological benefit to humanity. Analytical science divides human physiological functions into discrete details, although individuals comprise a unified collection of whole-body functions. Such disparate considerations contribute to the misunderstanding of physiological functions and the misevaluation of positive and negative values for humankind. Research related to human health will, in future, depend on the concept of maintaining physiological functions based on consistent science and on sustaining human health to maintain biological welfare in future generations.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Shimomura and Katsuura; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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