Is predictive coding falsifiable?

H Bowman, DJ Collins, AK Nayak, D Cruse - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Predictive-coding has justifiably become a highly influential theory in Neuroscience.
However, the possibility of its unfalsifiability has been raised. We argue that if predictive …

[PDF][PDF] Distinguishing theory from implementation in predictive coding accounts of brain function

MW Spratling - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2013 - kclpure.kcl.ac.uk
It is often helpful to distinguish between a theory (Marr's computational level) and a specific
implementation of that theory (Marr's physical level). However, in the target article a single …

The empirical status of predictive coding and active inference

R Hodson, M Mehta, R Smith - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on predictive processing models has focused largely on two specific algorithmic
theories: Predictive Coding for perception and Active Inference for decision-making. While …

Distinctive representation of mispredicted and unpredicted prediction errors in human electroencephalography

YF Hsu, S Le Bars, JA Hämäläinen… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
The predictive coding model of perception proposes that neuronal responses are modulated
by the amount of sensory input that the internal prediction cannot account for (ie, prediction …

[HTML][HTML] Is predictive coding theory articulated enough to be testable?

N Kogo, C Trengove - Frontiers in computational neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Predictive coding theory (Srinivasan et al., 1982; Mumford, 1992; Rao and Ballard, 1999)
claims that the function of the hierarchical organization in the cortex is to reconcile …

[PDF][PDF] Grounding predictive coding models in empirical neuroscience research

T Egner, C Summerfield - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2013 - researchgate.net
Clark makes a convincing case for the merits of conceptualizing brains as hierarchical
prediction machines. This perspective has the potential to provide an elegant and powerful …

[HTML][HTML] Great expectations: is there evidence for predictive coding in auditory cortex?

M Heilbron, M Chait - Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Predictive coding is possibly one of the most influential, comprehensive, and controversial
theories of neural function. While proponents praise its explanatory potential, critics object …

Predictive coding in sensory cortex

P Kok, FP de Lange - An introduction to model-based cognitive …, 2015 - Springer
In recent years, predictive coding has become an increasingly influential model of how the
brain processes sensory information. Predictive coding theories state that the brain is …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive coding or evidence accumulation? False inference and neuronal fluctuations

G Hesselmann, S Sadaghiani, KJ Friston… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Perceptual decisions can be made when sensory input affords an inference about what
generated that input. Here, we report findings from two independent perceptual experiments …

Predictive coding I: Introduction

M Sprevak - Philosophy Compass, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Predictive coding–sometimes also known as 'predictive processing','free energy
minimisation', or 'prediction error minimisation'–claims to offer a complete, unified theory of …