連結:萬聖節生理學

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本文發表在《大眾科學》的前部落格網路中,反映了作者的觀點,不一定反映《大眾科學》的觀點


萬聖節寶寶的詛咒:女性避免在“邪惡日”分娩孕婦是否在潛意識裡避免在萬聖節分娩? 最近一項比較萬聖節和情人節出生率的研究表明,孕婦可能對分娩的時間(即她們何時分娩)施加某種潛意識的控制。與萬聖節相關的負面含義可能會影響母親的內分泌水平,從而影響分娩的時間;然而,潛在的機制尚不清楚。

在 #SciAmBlogs 上,卡西·羅登堡(親愛的德古拉,愛德華·卡倫和比爾·康普頓:你們有藥物濫用問題)和埃裡克·邁克爾·約翰遜(吸血鬼的自然史)都寫了關於吸血鬼與各種實際疾病(如狂犬病)之間關聯的部落格。

部落格之父博拉在他的文章殭屍是夜行動物嗎?中寫道,晝夜節律生理的紊亂如何解釋了殭屍的許多症狀。


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就在萬聖節:吸血鬼 杜利特醫生透過加入一個額外的因素:吸血蝙蝠作為載體,對吸血鬼/狂犬病的情況提出了另一種看法!

布萊恩在危險的實驗中,在他的文章電影製作人如何利用你自己的想象力來嚇唬你中討論了恐懼反應的生理學。

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"Life creates [the Force], makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter," Yoda explains in The Empire Strikes Back, gesturing to Luke's physical body. This quote is striking because of the apt juxtaposition of the wonder of life with its often disgusting vessel. Like many other animals, we secrete, excrete, expectorate, defecate, flatulate, regurgitate, urinate, circulate, masticate, menstruate, ejaculate, and ventilate. We are filled with gas and feces and blood and guts and mucus and any number of rude things. Life as we know it is possible because of the countless impolite things we do every day. Are we luminous beings? Perhaps, but that's neither here nor there. This blog is about the crude matter that keeps us alive.

Michelle Clement has a B.Sc. in zoology (with a minor in American culture studies) and a M.Sc. in organismal biology from The Ohio State University. Her thesis research was on the ecophysiology of epidermal lipids and water homeostasis in house sparrows. She now works as a technical editor for The American Chemical Society. Her broader interests include weird human and animal physiology, obesity and enteric physiology, endocrinology, sexual and reproductive health, personal genomics, anthropology (physical and cultural), sociology, and science education and communication. She lives in Ohio with her boyfriend and two cats.

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