3 papers
q-bio.NC2020
Neural and phenotypic representation under the free-energy principle
Maxwell J. D. Ramstead, Casper Hesp, Alec Tschantz +3
The aim of this paper is to leverage the free-energy principle and its corollary process theory, active inference, to develop a generic, generalizable model of the representational…
q-bio.NC2020
Cognition coming about: self-organisation and free-energy
Ines Hipolito, Maxwell Ramstead, Axel Constant +1
Wright and Bourkes compelling article rightly points out that existing models of embryogenesis fail to explain the mechanisms and functional significance of the dynamic connections…
q-bio.NC2019
A World unto Itself: Human Communication as Active Inference
Jared Vasil, Paul B. Badcock, Axel Constant +2
Work in developmental psychology suggests that humans are predisposed to align their mental states with other individuals. This manifests principally in cooperative communication,…