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Free Energy Principle

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Paper2009

Predictive Coding Under the Free-Energy Principle

Karl Friston & Stefan Kiebel

Argues cortical hierarchies implement predictive coding as the specific mechanism by which the brain minimises free energy across levels of processing.

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The Free-Energy Principle: A Unified Brain Theory?

Karl Friston

Proposes that the brain minimises a single quantity, free energy, and that perception, action and learning are all instances of this one process.

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Predictive Coding Under the Free-Energy Principle

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