. Design for a brain. Brain -- Physiology; Central nervous system -- Mathematical models; Neurophysiology. THE ANIMAL AS MACHINE 3/5 The first example is from a physiological experiment. A dog was subjected to a steady loss of blood at the rate of one per cent of its body weight per minute. Recorded are the three variables : (a?) rate of blood-flow through the inferior vena cava, (y) „ » » » » muscles of a leg, (2) „ » ,, » » gut. The changes of the variables with time are shown in Figure 3/5/1. It will be seen that the changes of the variables show a charac- teristic pattern, for the blood-fl
. Design for a brain. Brain -- Physiology; Central nervous system -- Mathematical models; Neurophysiology. THE ANIMAL AS MACHINE 3/5 The first example is from a physiological experiment. A dog was subjected to a steady loss of blood at the rate of one per cent of its body weight per minute. Recorded are the three variables : (a?) rate of blood-flow through the inferior vena cava, (y) „ » » » » muscles of a leg, (2) „ » ,, » » gut. The changes of the variables with time are shown in Figure 3/5/1. It will be seen that the changes of the variables show a charac- teristic pattern, for the blood-flow through leg and gut falls more than that through the inferior vena cava, and this difference is characteristic of the body's reaction to haemorrhage. The use. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ashby, William Ross. New York : Wiley
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