From the review this volume in the advances in experimental medicine and biology series is an account of the proceedings of the xith annual oxford conference on modeling and control of breathing which focused on respiratory control held in nara city japan in 2009 the book is very useful for specialists in pulmonary medicine and sleep disorders it will be welcomed by the attendees . 1 adv exp med biol 20106691 382 new frontiers in respiratory control proceedings of the xith annual oxford conference in modeling and control of breathing nara japan 23 26 july 2009. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books media journals databases government documents and more. New frontiers in respiratory control xith annual oxford conference on modeling and control of breathing advances in experimental medicine and biology 9781461425649 medicine health science books amazoncom. The control of breathing is of the utmost importance in s taining life and although more than 150 years have passed since research on brea ing control was first begun many unsolved mysteries still remain breathing is like watching the tides at a beach that are created by the vast complex open sea the first oxford conference on modeling and control of breathing was held 30 years ago in