Laws of nature that define biological action and perception

We describe a physical approach to biological functions, with the emphasis on the motor and sensory functions. The approach assumes the existence of biology-specific laws of nature uniting salient physical variables and parameters. In contrast to movements in inanimate nature, actions are produced by changes in parameters of the corresponding laws of nature. For movements, parameters are associated with spatial referent coordinates (RCs) for the effectors. Stability of motor actions is ensured by the abundant mapping of RCs across hierarchical control levels. The sensory function is viewed as based on an interaction of efferent and afferent signals leading to an iso-perceptual manifold where percepts of salient sensory variables are stable. This approach offers novel interpretations for a variety of known neurophysiological and behavioral phenomena and makes a number of novel testable predictions. In particular, we discuss novel interpretations for the well-known phenomena of agonist-antagonist co-activation and vibration-induced illusions of both position and force. We also interpret results of several new experiments with unintentional force changes and with analysis of accuracy of perception of variables produced by elements of multi-element systems. Recently, this approach has been expanded to interpret motor disorders including spasticity and consequences of subcortical disorders (such as Parkinson's disease). We suggest that the approach can be developed for cognitive functions.     

Mo-Zn/HZSM-5催化剂上甲烷与丙烷混合物的无氧芳构化

研究了甲烷和丙烷的混合气体在x%Mo+6%Zn/HZSM-5催化剂上(x=0.3,0.5,0.7,0.9)的无氧芳构化反应性能.结果表明,在873K,GHSV=3L/(g·h)和n(C₁)/n(C₃)=1.0条件下,甲烷的转化率在29%～35%之间,芳烃选择性大于80%.其中0.7%Mo+6%Zn/HZSM-5对甲烷表现出最优的活性,甲烷转化率达到34.8%,丙烷转化率为69.6%.探讨了反应时间和n(C₁)/n(C₃)比对甲烷和丙烷转化率及其产物分布的影响.结果显示,丙烷的存在促使甲烷活化并参与芳构化反应.同位素13^CH₄示踪实验发现,13^C进入了C₆H₆⁺,C₇H₈⁺和C₈H₁₀⁺碎片中,进一步证实了甲烷进入芳烃形成过程.此种用丙烷活化甲烷的过程可能为天然气和炼厂气的直接利用提供了一个新的反应途径.