Abstract
DRINKING is essential for the homeostasis of body fluids, and a theoretical structure which makes the principles and details of homeostasis explicit is provided by control theory. A control model of thirst has been described by Oatley1,2 and simulated on a digital computer3.
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OATLEY, K., TOATES, F. Frequency Analysis of the Thirst Control System. Nature 232, 562–564 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232562a0
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