[Physiology and cybernetics: the history of mutual penetration of ideas, modern state and perspectives. To a 60-th anniversary of a writing the book "Cybernetics"by N. Wiener]

Usp Fiziol Nauk. 2007 Jul-Sep;38(3):72-86.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Description of the history of cybernetics origin and physiology influence on it is given. Role of Russian and foreign physiologists in becoming and development of cybernetics and contribution of cybernetic theorists (N. Wiener and A.A. Lyapunov) to physiology are shown. Becoming and a modern state of various sections of cybernetic physiology and perspective of connection of cybernetics with integrative physiology are considered.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • English Abstract
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Books / history
  • Cybernetics / history*
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Physiology / history*
  • Russia
  • United States

Personal name as subject

  • N Wiener