The graphical brain: Belief propagation and active inference

This paper considers functional integration in the brain from a computational perspective. We ask what sort of neuronal message passing is mandated by active inference—and what implications this has for context-sensitive connectivity at microscopic and macroscopic levels. In particular, we formulate...

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Main Authors: Karl J. Friston, Thomas Parr, Bert de Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The MIT Press 2017-12-01
Series:Network Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/NETN_a_00018