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information entity > theoretical entity > theory > predictive brain

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predictive brain  

Definition(s)

  • Theory according to which the brain is "essentially a probabilistic prediction engine, dedicated to the task of minimizing the disparity between how it expects (predicts) the world to be and the evidence presented by the sensory flow" (Nave et al., 2020).

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Synonym(s)

  • active inference
  • bayesian brain
  • bayesian brain theory
  • predictive coding
  • predictive coding theory
  • predictive mind
  • predictive processing framework
  • prospective brain
  • prospective thought

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Bein, O., Gasser, C., Amer, T., Maril, A., & Davachi, L. (2023). Predictions transform memories: How expected versus unexpected events are integrated or separated in memory. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 153, 105368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105368

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  • • Bottemanne, H., Longuet, Y., & Gauld, C. (2022). L’esprit predictif : Introduction à la théorie du cerveau bayésien. L’Encéphale, 48(4), 436‑444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.encep.2021.09.011

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Clark, A. (2022). Extending the predictive mind. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 0(0), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2022.2122523

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  • • Miłkowski, M., & Litwin, P. (2022). Testable or bust: Theoretical lessons for predictive processing. Synthese, 200(6), 462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-022-03891-9

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  • • Nave, K., Deane, G., Miller, M., & Clark, A. (2020). Wilding the predictive brain. WIREs Cognitive Science, 11(6), e1542. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1542

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Quent, J. A., Henson, R. N., & Greve, A. (2021). A predictive account of how novelty influences declarative memory. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 179, 107382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2021.107382

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Trapp, S., Parr, T., Friston, K., & Schröger, E. (2021). The predictive brain must have a limitation in short-term memory capacity. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(5), 384‑390. https://doi.org/10.1177/09637214211029977

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Vecchi, T., & Gatti, D. (2020). Memory as prediction : From looking back to looking forward. The MIT Press.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

In other languages

  • cerveau prédictif

    French

  • cerveau bayésien
  • cerveau prospectif
  • codage prédictif
  • esprit prédictif
  • inférence active
  • pensée prospective
  • théorie du cerveau bayésien
  • théorie du codage prédictif
  • théorie du traitement prédictif

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