The Biofeedback Mechanism
This mechanism is the cycle of response to any external stimulus: here, an unfamiliar scent. The balance of the cycle determines a cat's character.
The African wildcat was willing to live close humans because it had an innate ability to stay calm around them.
It controlled its biofeedback mechanism, fine-tuning the interplay between its pituitary and adrenal hormones and resisting panic.
