The Anatomy of Inference: Generative Models and Brain Structure

To infer the causes of its sensations, the brain must call on a generative (predictive) model. This necessitates passing local messages between populations of neurons to update beliefs about hidden variables in the world beyond its sensory samples. It also entails inferences about how we will act. A...

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Main Authors: Thomas Parr, Karl J. Friston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncom.2018.00090/full