ELABORATOR
Charles François (2004). ELABORATOR, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1046.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1046 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
A natural organ or artificial device able to translate perceptive data collected by the receptors, into a language suitable for the systems use.
J.G. MILLER uses in a very similar sense the term “internal transducer”.
A. LOTKA described as follows the role of the elaborator: “ …combine and further elaborate the crude information furnished by the senses”. He added:“The physical location and structure and mode of operation of the elaborators is much less obvious than that of the receptors” (1924, 1956, p.339-40). Despite 70 years of research, since l924, this is still largely true nowadays, even if the construction of artificial correlations devices is now improving our understanding of the natural devices.