Thermoregulation Feedback Explorer
Drag the sliders and watch negative feedback keep core temperature stable
Environment
40°C 20°C 0°C
20°C
Comfortable
Body Response
Vasodilation
Sweating
Vasoconstriction
Shivering
Core Temperature
40°C 37°C 34°C
37.0°C
Set point maintained
80
Heat production (W)
−
80
Heat loss (W)
=
0
Net balance (W)
Adjust the sliders to see how negative feedback detects changes in the external environment and triggers responses that return core temperature toward the set point.
Ambient temperature 20°C
Activity level Rest
Clothing insulation Light