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The Bayesian brain: What is it and do humans have it?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2019

Dobromir Rahnev Open the ORCID record for Dobromir Rahnev [Opens in a new window]
Dobromir Rahnev*
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School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA30332. rahnev@psych.gatech.eduwww.rahnevlab.gatech.edu
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Abstract

It has been widely asserted that humans have a “Bayesian brain.” Surprisingly, however, this term has never been defined and appears to be used differently by different authors. I argue that Bayesian brain should be used to denote the realist view that brains are actual Bayesian machines and point out that there is currently no evidence for such a claim.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e238
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