cold out there? - the science of shivering...

[acroyear]

Brrrr! The Science of Shivering Revealed | LiveScience:

Scientists have figured out why your skin tenses up and your teeth chatter when an icy blast of wintry wind whips past: The brain’s wiring system monitors the temperature of the skin and decides when the shivering should commence.

Shivering is one of the many automatic and subconscious functions that the body performs to regulate itself. Other so-called homeostatic functions include the adjustment of breathing rates, blood pressure, heart rate and weight regulation.

Shivering is essentially the body's last-ditch effort to keep itself warm.

Comments

[sequentialscott.livejournal.com]

Man I hate piloerection!

web site

[rsteachout.livejournal.com]

You may already read this site, but just in case you don't know about it:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/

Re: web site

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

only indirectly. i don't have the time to weed through it all so i only look at those pointed out by particular science-bloggers.