The Kybernetics of Natural Systems

PrefaceIntroductionI Kybernetics of Non-Living Systems Negative and Positive Feed-Back Stability and Runaway Explosive and Controlled Reactions Pulsating Stars Exploding Stars Kybemetic Patterns of BehaviourII Control of Involuntary Muscles The Autonomic Nervous System Relaxation and Spasm The Pelvic Sphincters Kybernetics of ChildbirthIII Control of Voluntary Muscles Error or Distance from Goal Kybernetics of Nystagmus Oculo-Gyric CrisesIV Kybernetics of Neural Control Levels of Organization The Unit of Neural Energy Sensory Deprivation The Source of Neural EnergyV Kybernetics of Invertebrates The Swimming of Jelly Fish The Movements of Anemones The Spawning of Mussels Oscillation and Stability in Worms Flight Control in Locusts Dynamics of the CockroachVI Kybernetics of Vertebrates The Lamprey The Lateral Line The Otoliths Stretch Receptors in Fish Muscle Spindles in Mammals The Anti-Gravity Augmentor System Acute and Chronic Poliomyelitis Spinal Animals Decerebrate Animals The Influence of GravityVII Kybernetics of Human Society The Laws of Kybemetics Kybernetics and Sociology Kybernetics and the Historical Process Kybemetics of War The Destiny of ManIndex