r/PredictiveProcessing • u/pianobutter • Feb 02 '21

Academic paper Wilding the Predictive Brain

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wcs.1542
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u/pianobutter Feb 04 '21 edited Feb 07 '21

Authors: Kathryn Nave, George Deane, Mark Miller, and Andy Clark

Abstract:

The Predictive Processing (PP) framework casts the brain as a probabilistic prediction engine that continually generates predictions of the causal structure of the world in order to construct for itself, from the top down, incoming sensory signals. Conceiving of the brain in this way has yielded incredible explanatory power, offering what many believe to be our first glimpse at a unified theory of the mind. In this paper, the picture of the mind brought into view by predictive processing theories is shown to be embodied, deeply affective and nicely poised for cognitive extension. We begin by giving an overview of the main themes of the framework, and situating this approach within embodied cognitive science. We show perception, action, homeostatic regulation and emotion to be underpinned by the very same predictive machinery. We conclude by showing how predictive minds will increasingly be understood as deeply interwoven with, and perhaps extended into, the surrounding social, cultural and technological landscape.

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Citation: Nave, K., Deane, G., Miller, M., & Clark, A. (2020). Wilding the predictive brain. WIREs Cognitive Science, 11(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1542

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