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... physiological arguments and in simple cases , such as planar- ians , can be partly verified by measurement of ... physiological experiment , an excel- lent agreement is found . This tends to show , first , that the parameters of the ...
... physiological arguments and in simple cases , such as planar- ians , can be partly verified by measurement of ... physiological experiment , an excel- lent agreement is found . This tends to show , first , that the parameters of the ...
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... physiology , and represent essential expansions of physical theory . The two conceptions should be clearly distinguished ; the feedback model ( homeostasis ) should not be considered a cover - all for physiological regulation in general ...
... physiology , and represent essential expansions of physical theory . The two conceptions should be clearly distinguished ; the feedback model ( homeostasis ) should not be considered a cover - all for physiological regulation in general ...
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... physiology ( K. H. Pribram , " Four R's of Remembering " in The Neuro- physiological and Biochemical Bases of Learning , Cambridge , Harvard Uni- versity Press ) , and so on . emotive - motivational unity ; perceived objects without ...
... physiology ( K. H. Pribram , " Four R's of Remembering " in The Neuro- physiological and Biochemical Bases of Learning , Cambridge , Harvard Uni- versity Press ) , and so on . emotive - motivational unity ; perceived objects without ...
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The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Science and Society | 51 |
Advances in General System Theory | 89 |
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