• DOI:10.1177/1059712312465330
Corpus ID: 17195178

What nervous systems do: early evolution, input–output, and the skin brain thesis

@article{Keijzer2013WhatNS,
  title={What nervous systems do: early evolution, input–output, and the skin brain thesis},
  author={F. Keijzer and M. V. Duijn and Pamela Lyon},
  journal={Adaptive Behavior},
  year={2013},
  volume={21},
  pages={67 - 85}
}

F. Keijzer, M. V. Duijn, Pamela Lyon

Published 2013

Computer Science

Adaptive Behavior

Nervous systems are standardly interpreted as information processing input–output devices. They receive environmental information from their sensors as input, subsequently process or adjust this information, and use the result to control effectors, providing output. Through-conducting activity is here the key organizational feature of nervous systems. In this paper, we argue that this input–output interpretation is not the most fundamental feature of nervous system organization. Building on… CONTINUE READING

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