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... behavior — are controlled by hormonal and neural signals , differing among species . These signals may be elicited or modified by information from the internal transducer and the input transducer . For instance , signals flow from the ...
... behavior — are controlled by hormonal and neural signals , differing among species . These signals may be elicited or modified by information from the internal transducer and the input transducer . For instance , signals flow from the ...
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... behavior " when it is observed in human beings . 592 These programs make use of heuristics and make inductive rather than deductive inferences , since all intelligent behavior appears to be carried out in this way . Machines cannot be ...
... behavior " when it is observed in human beings . 592 These programs make use of heuristics and make inductive rather than deductive inferences , since all intelligent behavior appears to be carried out in this way . Machines cannot be ...
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... behavior in animals , holding that this is critical for their continued existence . In the Rosenblueth , Wiener , and Bigelow paper the concept of negative feedback was introduced explicitly , and its importance to purposeful behavior ...
... behavior in animals , holding that this is critical for their continued existence . In the Rosenblueth , Wiener , and Bigelow paper the concept of negative feedback was introduced explicitly , and its importance to purposeful behavior ...
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