Automaton Theory and Modeling of Biological Systems

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Copyright page
Page iv

Dedication
Page v

Foreword Original Research Article
Pages xi-xii
Murray Eden

Preface to the Russian Edition
Pages xiii-xvi
M. Bongard, I. Pyatetskiy-Shapiro, N. Chentsov

Finite Automata and Modeling the Simplest Forms of Behavior
Pages 3-83

An Example of Modeling the Behavior of a Group of Automata with a Two-Level Organization (The Numerical Method Distribution Problem)
Pages 84-92

Behavior of Automata in Periodic Random Media and the Problem of Synchronization in the Presence of Noise
Pages 93-101

Organization of the Queuing Discipline in Queuing Systems Using Models of the Collective Behavior of Automata
Pages 102-107

Mathematical Modeling of the Simplest Forms of Behavior
Pages 108-126

Introduction
Pages 129-130

Mathematical Simulation of the Principles of the Functioning of the Central Nervous System
Pages 131-153

Continuous Models of Control Systems
Pages 154-159

Certain Problems in the Investigation of Movements
Pages 160-171

Computer Simulation of the Functioning of a Motoneuron Group
Pages 172-186

Restructuring Prior to a Movement
Pages 187-196

Bioelectric Control and Diagnostics of States
Pages 197-217

Certain Properties of Finite Graphs Related to the Transportation Problem
Pages 221-225

Application of Matrix Calculus to the Synthesis of Relay-Contact Circuits
Pages 226-231

A Bibliography of Papers by M. L. Tsetlin
Pages 232-235

Appendices
Page 237

On the Goore Game
Pages 239-246

A Simplified Description of Games Played by Asymptotically Optimal Automata
Pages 247-252

The Problem of Controlling a Communications Network
Pages 253-254

The Operation of the Apartment Commission
Pages 255-259

The “Hey” Problem
Page 260

Papers on Continuous Excitable Media
Pages 261-266

The Restructuring of the Operation of the Spinal Level
Pages 267-268

References
Pages 269-279

Author Index
Pages 281-284

Subject Index
Pages 285-288