ALL OR NOTHING PRINCIPLE
Charles François (2004). ALL OR NOTHING PRINCIPLE, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 86.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 86 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
Stimulus-response situation in which response is unavoidably total, or nought.
J.C. TABARY notes: “Particularly at the sensorial neurons level, a univocal response appears when sufficient number of membranous receivers are simultaneouly stimulated.
- “The organism is informed about the receivers stationary state, but not on the peculiar characteristics of the stimulating event itself. Considering that, very generally, there are only two possible states: information is really restricted to one bit only”. (1989, p.278)