Brain cybernetics ‐ models and theories

Abstract

Being the most complex cybernetic regulatory mechanism existing in the universe, the human brain has given birth to a plethora of theories and models. In this paper, some of the most important ideas of the area are discussed together with appurtenant concepts like emotions, feelings, and morality. A conclusion was that in comparison with other animals, human beings are physically slow and ineffective. Moreover, human beings are very subjective with senses easily saturated by information. In spite of these shortcomings, thanks to his self‐conscious and error‐tolerant brain, man has turned out to be extremely successful, specialized in the weighing of uncertainty and making creative associations between different objects.

Citation

Skyttner, L. (1998), "Brain cybernetics ‐ models and theories", Kybernetes, Vol. 27 No. 8, pp. 882-899. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684929810240329