Sustaining biological welfare for our future through consistent science

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 fluct...

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Published in:Journal of physiological anthropology 2013-01, Vol.32 (1), p.1-1, Article 1
Main Authors: Shimomura, Yoshihiro, Katsuura, Tetsuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology, Physical
Biological benefit
Biomedical Engineering
Ergonomics
Humans
Inconsistency
Integrative thinking
Physiological function
Physiology
Posture
Review
Universal design
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1880-6805
1880-6791
1880-6805
DOI:10.1186/1880-6805-32-1