BIOS
Charles François (2004). BIOS, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 300.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 300 ▶ |
| Object type | Discipline oriented, General information |
A natural process mainly in living systems that continually creates novel and transient patterns (H. Sabelli, pers. comm.)
Sabelli develops the concept as follows:
- “As unpredictability defines chaos , novelty defines bios” “Biotic patterns have been identified in time series of:
- heartbeat intervals
- economic indexes
- series generated by the process equation that formulates process theory
- “Bios resembles natural processes and human language in continually generating new patterns. In contrast, an attractor , including chaotic attractors, is changeless-the more it changes, the more it stays the same. Bios is also characterized by:1)asymmetic rather than symmetric statistical distribution , 2) multiple fixed points , 3)high self-correlation (PEARSON's correlation), 4) anti-persistence (Hurst exponent 0.5), 5) patterned wavelet and recurrence plots resembling those obtained with 1/f noise , and 6) ring patterns in complement plots. In contrast to random series, bios is characterized by determined novelty and determined recurrences rather than abundant recurrence and low determination. ”
Around this basic concept, Sabelli and his collaborators have developed important
applications in medicine and psychiatry, establishing a much closer connection between physiological and psychological disorders.
Sabelli is attached to the Rush Hospital in Chicago.