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Expecting ourselves to expect: The Bayesian brain as a projector

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2013

Daniel C. Dennett
Daniel C. Dennett*
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Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155. ddennett@tufts.eduase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incbios/dennettd/dennettd.htm
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Abstract

Clark's essay lays the foundation for a Bayesian account of the “projection” of consciously perceived properties: The expectations that our brains test against inputs concern the particular affordances that evolution has designed us to care about, including especially expectations of our own expectations.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 209 - 210
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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