Being a beast machine: The somatic basis of selfhood
AK Seth, M Tsakiris - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2018 - cell.com
Modern psychology has long focused on the body as the basis of the self. Recently,
predictive processing accounts of interoception (perception of the body 'from within') have …
predictive processing accounts of interoception (perception of the body 'from within') have …
Predictive processing in cognitive robotics: a review
Predictive processing has become an influential framework in cognitive sciences. This
framework turns the traditional view of perception upside down, claiming that the main flow …
framework turns the traditional view of perception upside down, claiming that the main flow …
Is coding a relevant metaphor for the brain?
R Brette - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2019 - cambridge.org
“Neural coding” is a popular metaphor in neuroscience, where objective properties of the
world are communicated to the brain in the form of spikes. Here I argue that this metaphor is …
world are communicated to the brain in the form of spikes. Here I argue that this metaphor is …
Learning action-oriented models through active inference
Converging theories suggest that organisms learn and exploit probabilistic models of their
environment. However, it remains unclear how such models can be learned in practice. The …
environment. However, it remains unclear how such models can be learned in practice. The …
[HTML][HTML] Free-energy minimization in joint agent-environment systems: A niche construction perspective
The free-energy principle is an attempt to explain the structure of the agent and its brain,
starting from the fact that an agent exists (Friston and Stephan, 2007; Friston et al., 2010) …
starting from the fact that an agent exists (Friston and Stephan, 2007; Friston et al., 2010) …
From allostatic agents to counterfactual cognisers: active inference, biological regulation, and the origins of cognition
What is the function of cognition? On one influential account, cognition evolved to co-
ordinate behaviour with environmental change or complexity (Godfrey-Smith in Complexity …
ordinate behaviour with environmental change or complexity (Godfrey-Smith in Complexity …
Whence the expected free energy?
The expected free energy (EFE) is a central quantity in the theory of active inference. It is the
quantity that all active inference agents are mandated to minimize through action, and its …
quantity that all active inference agents are mandated to minimize through action, and its …
Precise worlds for certain minds: An ecological perspective on the relational self in autism
Abstract Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) presents a challenge to social and relational
accounts of the self, precisely because it is broadly seen as a disorder impacting social …
accounts of the self, precisely because it is broadly seen as a disorder impacting social …
Deep active inference
K Ueltzhöffer - Biological cybernetics, 2018 - Springer
This work combines the free energy principle and the ensuing active inference dynamics
with recent advances in variational inference in deep generative models, and evolution …
with recent advances in variational inference in deep generative models, and evolution …
An empirical study of active inference on a humanoid robot
One of the biggest challenges in robotics is interacting under uncertainty. Unlike robots,
humans learn, adapt, and perceive their body as a unity when interacting with the world …
humans learn, adapt, and perceive their body as a unity when interacting with the world …