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... homeostasis " -as has been done - but at the risk that this physio- logically well - defined concept loses all meaning . Furthermore , if the principle of homeostatic maintenance is taken as a golden rule of behavior , the so - called ...
... homeostasis " -as has been done - but at the risk that this physio- logically well - defined concept loses all meaning . Furthermore , if the principle of homeostatic maintenance is taken as a golden rule of behavior , the so - called ...
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... Homeostatic regulation of the blood sugar level . ( After Mittelstaedt , 1954. ) directional . The basic feedback scheme ( FIG . 7.2 ) is still the classical stimulus - response ( S - R ) scheme , only the feedback loop being added so ...
... Homeostatic regulation of the blood sugar level . ( After Mittelstaedt , 1954. ) directional . The basic feedback scheme ( FIG . 7.2 ) is still the classical stimulus - response ( S - R ) scheme , only the feedback loop being added so ...
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... HOMEOSTASIS Many psychophysiological regulations follow the principles of homeostasis . However , there are apparent limitations ( cf. pp . 160ff . ) . Generally , the homeostasis scheme is not applicable ( 1 ) to dynamic regulations ...
... HOMEOSTASIS Many psychophysiological regulations follow the principles of homeostasis . However , there are apparent limitations ( cf. pp . 160ff . ) . Generally , the homeostasis scheme is not applicable ( 1 ) to dynamic regulations ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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