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| adam_text | PRINCIPLES OF
QUANTITATIVE LIVING
SYSTEMS SCIENCE
JAMES R SIMMS
Simms Industries, Inc
Fulton, Maryland
Foreword by
James Grier Miller
and
Jessie L Miller
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1 1 Model for Emergence of the Quantitative Sciences 4
1 2 Prerequisites for Quantitative Living Systems Science 10
1 3 Fundamental Concepts 11
1 4 First Principles 12
1 5 Organization of This Book 12
Chapter 2 Quantification of Behavior 15
2 1 Introduction 15
2 2 Definition of Behavior 17
2 3 Observation of Behavioral Phenomena 18
2 4 Measurement of Behavioral Phenomena 20
2 5 Available Energy 23
2 6 Summary and Conclusion 24
Chapter 3 Capacity to Direct Energy 25
3 1 Introduction 25
3 2 General Concepts 26
3 3 Minerals 32
3 4 Plants 37
3 5 Animals 45
3 6 Summary 53
Chapter 4 Behavioral Information 55
4 1 Introduction 55
4 2 Neural Behavioral Information 56
4 3 Chemical Behavioral Information 65
4 4 Genetic Information 80
4 5 Summary 85
Chapter 5 Fundamental Equations for the Behaviors of Animals 87
5 1 Introduction 87
5 2 The Quantitative Science Evolution Model 87
5 3 Living Systems Behavioral Relationships 90
5 4 Quantitative Living Systems Behavioral Relationships 91
xiv Contents
5 5 Specific Capacity to Direct Energy 98
5 6 Multiple Motor Units 99
5 7 Summary 100
Chapter 6 Living Systems Science Evolution 103
6 1 Introduction 103
6 2 Expanded Evolution Model 106
6 3 Status of Living Systems Science Evolution 117
6 4 The Next Phase 125
6 5 Summary 125
Chapter 7 Autonomous Animal Behavior 127
7 1 Introduction 127
7 2 Concepts 128
7 3 The Cardiovascular System 135
7 4 The Respiratory System 151
7 5 The Digestive System 163
7 6 Summary and Conclusions 167
Chapter 8 Nonvolitional Behaviors 169
8 1 Introduction 169
8 2 Concepts 170
8 3 The Thermal System 172
8 4 The Gravitational System 176
8 5 Light Energy Responses 184
8 6 Mechanical Environment 188
8 7 Summary and Conclusions 192
Chapter 9 Volitional Behaviors 193
9 1 Introduction 193
9 2 Conceptual Volitional Motor Unit System 194
9 3 Motoneuron Characteristics 197
9 4 Volitional Motor Unit System Behaviors—Spatial Summation 201
9 5 Volitional Motor Unit System Behaviors—Temporal Summation 205
9 6 Neural Decider Conceptual System 207
9 7 Food Acquisition 209
9 8 Thermal Phenomena Volitional Behaviors 224
9 9 Summary 229
Chapter 10 Total Behavior of Individuals 231
10 1 Introduction 231
10 2 Methodology and Concepts 231
10 3 Single-Cell Animals 232
10 4 Simple Multicellular Animals 241
10 5 Coelenterates 246
Contents xv
10 6 Vertebrates 252
10 7 Humans 253
10 8 Summary 256
Chapter 11 Summary and Findings 257
11 1 Introduction 257
11 2 Formulation of Ideas and Concepts 258
11 3 Hypotheses 258
11 4 Initial Testing and Verification 258
11 5 Invention of a Fundamental Measure of Information 259
11 6 Fundamental Equations 261
11 7 Living Systems Science Evolution 263
11 8 Testing and Validation 264
11 9 Major Findings 265
11 10 Other Findings and Applications 266
Appendix Unit of Neural Information 267
A I Introduction 267
A 2 Information Associated with Heart Behavior 267
A 3 Specific Capacity to Direct Energy 270
A 4 Information Associated with Cardiovascular Behavior 271
A 5 Summary 272
References 273
Index 276
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