Interoception is the sensing of internal bodily sensations. Interoception is an umbrella term
that encompasses (1) the afferent (body‐to‐brain) signaling through distinct neural and …

According to cognitive psychology and related disciplines, the development of complex
problem-solving behaviour in biological agents depends on hierarchical cognitive …

Recent clinical trials show that psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin can be given safely
in controlled conditions, and can cause lasting psychological benefits with one or two …

The aim of this article is to clarify how best to interpret some of the central constructs that
underwrite the free-energy principle (FEP)–and its corollary, active inference–in theoretical …

Despite their ubiquitous presence, placebos and placebo effects retain an ambiguous and
unsettling presence in biomedicine. Specifically focused on chronic pain, this review …

The free-energy principle (FEP) is a formal model of neuronal processes that is widely
recognised in neuroscience as a unifying theory of the brain and biobehaviour. More …

Barbie or Lego? Reading maps or reading emotions? Do you have a female brain or a male
brain? Or is that the wrong question? On a daily basis we face deeply ingrained beliefs that …

Predictive processing (PP) is now a prominent theoretical framework in the philosophy of
mind and cognitive science. This review focuses on PP research with a relatively …

Motivated control refers to the coordination of behaviour to achieve affectively valenced
outcomes or goals. The study of motivated control traditionally assumes a distinction …

Predictive coding is possibly one of the most influential, comprehensive, and controversial
theories of neural function. While proponents praise its explanatory potential, critics object …