This paper investigates both experimentally and theoretically the free rocking of a prismatic block supported by a stationary , horizontal foundation: the block is tilted, almost to the point of overturning, and released from this position. It is shown that the standard mathematical model for this problem is often inaccurate. A critical review of the implicit assumptions behind the standard mod...

Abstract Introduction Passive rhythmic movement–rocking – is found to enhance sleep, particularly in infants and young wild type (WT) mice. Rocking can potentially sleep at all ages, with the added benefit of being non-invasive, easy translate for human use, negligible side effects. Furthermore, enhancement tools should be especially valuable patients disturbances, a pervasive feature age-relat...

Patients who undergo abdominal surgery experience a phenomenon commonly called postoperative ileus (POI). Standard of care requires patients to get out of bed, sit in a chair, and begin ambulating the first postoperative day. No evidence supports standard care activities reduce POI duration. Rocking-chair motion has shown promise in reducing POI duration. Sixty-six participants were randomized ...

The functions of dance and music in human evolution are a mystery. Current research on the evolution of music has mainly focused on its melodic attribute which would have evolved alongside (proto-)language. Instead, we propose an alternative conceptual framework which focuses on the co-evolution of rhythm and dance (R&D) as intertwined aspects of a multimodal phenomenon characterized by the uni...