"PSYCHO-CYBERNETICS"—A NEW CONCEPT
OF HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS
When we conceive of the human brain and nervous
system as a form of servo-mechanism, operating in accordance
with Cybernetic principles, we gain a new insight
into the why and wherefore of human behavior.
I choose to call this new concept "Psycho-Cybernetics":
the principles of Cybernetics as applied to the human
brain.
I must repeat. Psycho-Cybernetics does not say that
man is a machine. Rather, it says that man has a machine
which he uses. Let us examine some of the similarities
between mechanical servo-mechanisms and the human
brain: