PROCESS (Anticipatory)
Charles François (2004). PROCESS (Anticipatory), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2646.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2646 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
A process proper to a system able to construct a working model of its environment and use it for decision making and forecasting purposes .
Because of the survival value of such abilities, it is probable that they impulsed the differentiation and complexification of the nervous system all along the evolutive process .
Anticipatory processes are now widely recognized in biology and in cognitive sciences .
The subject is also closely related to computation and to neural networks .
It has become the focal point of the CHAOS Society (Centre for Hyperincursion and Anticipation in Ordered System) based at the Institute of Mathematics, University of Liège, Belgium.