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Page 72
... nervous systems of lower animals ; later on subordination to leading centres of the nervous system takes place . Thus , similar to progressive mechanization a principle of pro- gressive centralization is found in biology , symbolized by ...
... nervous systems of lower animals ; later on subordination to leading centres of the nervous system takes place . Thus , similar to progressive mechanization a principle of pro- gressive centralization is found in biology , symbolized by ...
Page 74
... nervous system there was apparently the alternative of considering it either as a sum of mechanisms for the individual functions , or else as a homo- geneous nervous net . Here , too , the correct conception is that any function ...
... nervous system there was apparently the alternative of considering it either as a sum of mechanisms for the individual functions , or else as a homo- geneous nervous net . Here , too , the correct conception is that any function ...
Page 145
... nervous system compared with the peripheral nerve , such as irreciprocity of conduction , retardation of transmission in the central nervous system , summation and inhibition ; here , too , is the possibility of quantitative formula ...
... nervous system compared with the peripheral nerve , such as irreciprocity of conduction , retardation of transmission in the central nervous system , summation and inhibition ; here , too , is the possibility of quantitative formula ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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