ABSTRACT
Simulation of various conditions of modern living environments in laboratories has allowed researchers to study human adaptability to modern life. Such adaptability is called techno-adaptability by physiological anthropologists. Advanced technologies have allowed stable continuity of lives, finance, and production, through use of video display terminals; automation of manufacturing plants, offices, and homes; maintenance of rooms at constant temperature and light intensity; and ensuring that
8.1 Physiological Anthropology and the Keywords ........................................... 111 8.1.1 Techno-Adaptability ......................................................................... 112 8.1.2 Whole-Body Coordination, Functional Potentiality,
and Physiological Polytypism ........................................................... 113 8.2 Human Acquisition of Intelligence and Mental Stresses .............................. 114 8.3 Mental Stress Model Employed in the Laboratory ....................................... 115 8.4 Experimental Trial in Laboratory ................................................................. 116 8.5 Physiological Polytypism of Stress Responses ............................................. 119 8.6 Whole-Body Coordination in Intellectual Stress ......................................... 121 8.7 Human Adaptability to Mental Stress: A Hypothesis .................................. 125 8.8 Conclusion .................................................................................................... 126 Acknowledgement ................................................................................................. 127 References .............................................................................................................. 127
the information network systems are unaffected by geographical location. However, such technologies may also cause new stresses and health problems to humans.
