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absolute system action active adaptation amoeboid animal animal's assumed become behave brain canonical equations cause cerebral cerebral cortex CHAPTER co-ordination complex concept conditioned reflex consider constant cortex critical defined definition determined developed diagram of immediate displacement disturbance dx/dt dynamic system environment essential variables example experiment experimenter fact feedback Figure finite function given glucose homeostat idempotent immediate effects independent initial interact joined k₁ latent roots learning limits line of behaviour living organism machine magnet main variables matrix mechanisms method move movement multistable system muscles natural selection nervous system neurons null-function number of variables observed occur parameter part-functions phase-space position primary operations properties random reaction region relation representative point responses resting reversed shown specified stabilised stable field stable system Stentor step-function form step-function values stimulation subsystems sufficient Suppose temperature tend terminal field theorem tion ultrastable system uniselector unstable usually whole zero