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HomePCTBill PowersThe Neglected Phenomenon of Negative Feedback Control

The Neglected Phenomenon of Negative Feedback Control

April 16, 2022 Dag Forssell Bill Powers, Biology & Neuroscience, Papers, PCT

William T. Powers

Control of perception has been reported at very basic levels of life.

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