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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 16.
Published in final edited form as: Neuron. 2017 Aug 16;95(4):757–778. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.014

Figure 2. Homeostasis and the role of feedback and feedforward control.

Figure 2

Feedback is reactive in that it detects perturbations, i.e. “errors”, and regulates hunger to restore energy balance. Feedforward regulation anticipates future needs and regulates hunger to prevent future disturbances in energy balance.