Yon, Daniel; Heyes, Cecilia and Press, Clare. 2020. Beliefs and desires in the predictive brain. Nature Communications, 11, 4404. ISSN 2041-1723 [Article]

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18332-9
Keywords:	beliefs, desires, bayesian brain, prediction, predictive processing, perception, action, cognition, computational modelling
Related URLs:	Publisher
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 19 August 2020 Accepted 2 September 2020 Published
Item ID:	29233
Date Deposited:	15 Sep 2020 08:35
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2021 15:05
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/29233

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