http://sites.bu.edu/ombs/2011/06/27/mind-and-heart/ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:08:56 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://sites.bu.edu/ombs/2011/06/27/mind-and-heart/#comment-923 Hoyeesr Bokes Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:33:34 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/ombs/?p=2864#comment-923 Clearly a fine writing here Clearly a fine writing here

]]> http://sites.bu.edu/ombs/2011/06/27/mind-and-heart/#comment-922 mm Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:32:15 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/ombs/?p=2864#comment-922 I wonder how this new artificial heart can generate enough pressure to push blood throughout the entire body. The NPR article cites Dr. Cohn as saying that the pulsatility of the flow isn't extremely important to anything other than the heart itself, but doesn't the strength of the contraction from the left ventricle help the blood circulate through the body? I wonder how this new artificial heart can generate enough pressure to push blood throughout the entire body. The NPR article cites Dr. Cohn as saying that the pulsatility of the flow isn’t extremely important to anything other than the heart itself, but doesn’t the strength of the contraction from the left ventricle help the blood circulate through the body?

]]> http://sites.bu.edu/ombs/2011/06/27/mind-and-heart/#comment-921 infinity Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:53:55 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/ombs/?p=2864#comment-921 Also an important point to note is that the function of the heart and how it works is more or less well known and hence one can think of novel ways of implementing the same function. Whereas for the brain it's an entirely different story, no one knows for sure how even a small part of it works and what it does! Also an important point to note is that the function of the heart and how it works is more or less well known and hence one can think of novel ways of implementing the same function. Whereas for the brain it’s an entirely different story, no one knows for sure how even a small part of it works and what it does!

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