title: On the application of systems analysis to neurophysiological problems.
abstract: In this essay we have presented some personal viewpoints on the application of Systems. Analysis to suitable neurophysiological problems and provided reasoned reviews on selected topics (receptor and nerve cell physiology, motor control, vestibular and visual systems) in which new data and ideas were brought about in the past several years by the use of Systems Analysis. Since the nature of the paper precludes the possibility of writing a summary, we simply thank those readers who have endured up to this point. As for those prudent persons who are beginning from this summary, before deciding as to the advisability of taking-up the task, we have a simple advice which runs contrary to the rule stated by the King to Alice in Wonderland (and accepted by one of us; see p. 60): begin from the topic that you like most and eventually go on, using the same criteria, till you are tired: then stop.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009482:Neurophysiology / Q000379:methods*; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000502:physiology; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology