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Representation and agency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2020

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Karl Friston*
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The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, LondonWC1N 3AR, UK. k.friston@ucl.ac.uk https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~karl/
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Abstract

Gilead et al. raise some fascinating issues about representational substrates and structures in the predictive brain. This commentary drills down on a core theme in their arguments; namely, the structure of models that generate predictions. In particular, it highlights their factorial nature – both in terms of deep hierarchies over levels of abstraction and, crucially, time – and how this underwrites agency.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e134
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