are there regulatory (autonomic) mechanisms in our bodies which behave in a decentralized manner?

#question #neuroscience

• Generalization of does the autonomic nervous system work like financial markets?
• It seems like most of the stuff we talk about in neuroscience are these well defined circuits of perception and control.
• But it seems like in other complex systems (like the economy), it's more effective to have decentralized mechanisms (such as financial-markets, which e.g. provide insurance) to maintain homeostasis