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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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncom.2018.00090/full |