Predictive coding: a theoretical and experimental review

B Millidge, A Seth, CL Buckley - arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.12979, 2021 - arxiv.org
Predictive coding offers a potentially unifying account of cortical function--postulating that the
core function of the brain is to minimize prediction errors with respect to a generative model …

Active inference in robotics and artificial agents: Survey and challenges

P Lanillos, C Meo, C Pezzato, AA Meera… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Active inference is a mathematical framework which originated in computational
neuroscience as a theory of how the brain implements action, perception and learning …

An overview of the free energy principle and related research

Z Zhang, F Xu - Neural Computation, 2024 - direct.mit.edu
The free energy principle and its corollary, the active inference framework, serve as
theoretical foundations in the domain of neuroscience, explaining the genesis of intelligent …

Kalman filters as the steady-state solution of gradient descent on variational free energy

M Baltieri, T Isomura - arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.10530, 2021 - arxiv.org
The Kalman filter is an algorithm for the estimation of hidden variables in dynamical systems
under linear Gauss-Markov assumptions with widespread applications across different …

Neural kalman filtering

B Millidge, A Tschantz, A Seth, C Buckley - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
The Kalman filter is a fundamental filtering algorithm that fuses noisy sensory data, a
previous state estimate, and a dynamics model to produce a principled estimate of the …

Active inference through whiskers

F Mannella, F Maggiore, M Baltieri, G Pezzulo - Neural Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Rodents use whisking to probe actively their environment and to locate objects in space,
hence providing a paradigmatic biological example of active sensing. Numerous studies …

Applications of the free energy principle to machine learning and neuroscience

B Millidge - arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.00140, 2021 - arxiv.org
In this PhD thesis, we explore and apply methods inspired by the free energy principle to two
important areas in machine learning and neuroscience. The free energy principle is a …

Discovery of α-amylase and α-glucosidase dual inhibitors from NPASS database for management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A chemoinformatic approach

W Ndarawit, CO Ochieng, D Angwenyi, JN Cruz… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Postprandial hyperglycemia, typical manifestation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), is
associated with notable global morbidity and mortality. Preventing the advancement of this …

Unbiased active inference for classical control

M Baioumy, C Pezzato, R Ferrari… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Active inference is a mathematical framework that originated in computational neuroscience.
Recently, it has been demonstrated as a promising approach for constructing goal-driven …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigations of seismic-resilient techniques for legged fluid storage tanks utilising magnetorheological dampers

SEA Hosseini, S Beskhyroun - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Different energy-dissipating devices have been proposed in the literature to attenuate the
destructive effects of base excitations over fluid storage tanks. These structures have …