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Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change | Biological Theory link.springer.com Oct 14, 2025 10 facts
claimPhilosophical research by Bich and Bechtel (2022a, 2022b) and Menatti et al. (2022) emphasizes physiological control and adaptivity as sources of change in living organisms.
referenceEzequiel A. Di Paolo explored the concepts of autopoiesis, adaptivity, teleology, and agency in a 2005 article in Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences.
claimHealth is characterized by adaptivity and versatility, which is the capacity of an organism to recruit physiological resources to modify itself to maintain viability in changing circumstances.
claimAdaptivity is defined as the capability of an organism to respond to changing circumstances through internal reorganizations.
referenceL. Menatti (2025) wrote a perspective on salutogenesis, adaptivity, and the continuum of health from the viewpoint of biological autonomy, published in 'Outonomy'.
claimAdaptivity, versatility, and change are the three defining features of the framework for the relationship between homeostasis and health.
claimThe view of health based on adaptivity and change operationalizes health by identifying multiple mechanisms involved in physiological regulation, rather than relying on classical accounts of health as well-being and the absence of disease.
claimPhilosophical research on regulatory control and adaptivity emphasizes that physiological control functions as a source of change in living organisms.
claimThe view of health based on adaptivity and change rejects the assumption that balance is the core of health and avoids the limitations associated with the cybernetic view of health.
referenceMenatti, Bich, and Saborido (2022) propose a situated relational account of health and environment, moving from the concept of adaptation to adaptivity.
Biopsychosocial disequilibrium - Rehabilitation Matters rehabilitationmatters.com Nov 14, 2025 2 facts
claimAdaptivity is defined as the capability of a system, such as an organism, to remain viable in its environment by regulating itself, usually related to physiology and behaviour.
claimLaura Menatti et al. (2022) emphasize that the crucial concept for understanding how animals react to environmental change is adaptivity, rather than adaptation.
Cybernetics 2.0 - Springer Nature link.springer.com 2 facts
referenceThe book 'Cybernetics 2.0' explores the role of adaptivity and homeostasis in living systems, applying concepts from engineering to biology and natural processes.
referenceThe book 'Cybernetics 2.0: A General Theory of Adaptivity and Homeostasis in the Brain and in the Body' by Bernard Widrow, published by Springer Cham in 2022, explores homeostasis and adaptivity in biological systems.