Beliefs and desires in the predictive brain.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 32879315.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-18332-9 and PMC identifier 7468257.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Theory of Mind