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Beliefs and desires in the predictive brain

Abstract:
Bayesian brain theories suggest that perception, action and cognition arise as animals minimise the mismatch between their expectations and reality. This principle could unify cognitive science with the broader natural sciences, but leave key elements of cognition and behaviour unexplained.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1038/s41467-020-18332-9

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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-5511-3884
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
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Publisher:
Springer Nature
Journal:
Nature Communications More from this journal
Volume:
11
Issue:
1
Article number:
4404
Publication date:
2020-09-02
Acceptance date:
2020-08-19
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EISSN:
2041-1723
Pmid:
32879315


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English
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Pubs id:
1130947
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pubs:1130947
Deposit date:
2020-11-09

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