The continual loop of disturbance and adjustment ... Modern models of homeostasis The concept of negative feedback dates back to Cannon's description of homeostasis in the 1920s, and was the ...

Like any organism, humans are self-regulating creatures, with a multitude of systems working to achieve homeostasis. Evolution itself, after all, is a feedback loop, albeit one so elongated as to ...

Reinforcing loops, also known as positive feedback loops, amplify changes within a system, leading to exponential growth or decline and causing instability if not controlled. This type of loop can ...

This positive feedback loop is the foundation for a deep but largely nonverbal relationship. Kikusui surmised that a similar feedback loop might exist between dogs and people. “I love my dogs ...

As the climate warms, it can trigger a process known as a feedback loop, which can either increase or decrease the effects of greenhouse gases. Amplifying feedback loops—those that worsen the ...

Chronic pain, on the other hand, can cause anxiety, depression — even problems with memory and focus. The mind and body form a powerful feedback loop — with each triggering processes in the other. But ...