Attia M
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 1984 Fall;8(3):335-42. doi: 10.1016/0149-7634(84)90056-3.
The temperature regulation system of man is complex and has not yet been fully understood. The "black box" is the nature of the set point which the system is known to defend. The set point is in fact a rhythmic function of time of day. Temperature-regulatory behaviour, more than autonomous response, has recently been confirmed as the dominant, effective and more sensitive control response tending to maintain body temperature close to the set point. It is possible to estimate the set point by a procedure involving a behavioural indicator, namely thermal pleasantness sensation. A number of examples are discussed in which the set point was determined by the aid of thermal alliesthesial response (i.e., change of thermal pleasantness sensation for the same stimulus according to the internal thermal state of the subject). The quantification of the set point is shown to be relevant for medical research and practice.
人体的体温调节系统复杂，尚未被完全理解。“黑匣子”是该系统已知会维持的设定值的本质。实际上，设定值是一天中时间的节律性函数。近来已证实，与自主反应相比，体温调节行为是占主导地位、有效且更敏感的控制反应，倾向于将体温维持在接近设定值的水平。通过一种涉及行为指标（即热舒适感）的程序可以估计设定值。文中讨论了一些例子，其中通过热变应性反应（即同一刺激下热舒适感根据受试者内部热状态的变化）来确定设定值。设定值的量化显示出与医学研究和实践相关。
