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Grounding predictive coding models in empirical neuroscience research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2013

Tobias Egner  and
Christopher Summerfield
Tobias Egner
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. tobias.egner@duke.edu http://sites.google.com/site/egnerlab/
Christopher Summerfield
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UD, United Kingdom. christopher.summerfield@psy.ox.ac.uk https://sites.google.com/site/summerfieldlab/home
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Abstract

Clark makes a convincing case for the merits of conceptualizing brains as hierarchical prediction machines. This perspective has the potential to provide an elegant and powerful general theory of brain function, but it will ultimately stand or fall with evidence from basic neuroscience research. Here, we characterize the status quo of that evidence and highlight important avenues for future investigations.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 210 - 211
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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