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The free-energy principle: a rough guide to the brain?

Trends in Cognitive Sciences · 2009 · Vol. 13(7) · pp. 293–301
Karl Friston
Neural dynamics and brain functionEmbodied and Extended CognitionFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesSalience (neuroscience)Helmholtz free energyFree energy principleEntropy (arrow of time)Function (biology)Cognitive sciencePsychologyPerceptionFree willComputer science

MeSH terms

BrainEnvironmentHumansLearningModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysQuantum TheoryEntropyRecognition, Psychology

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  • Wellcome Trust
  • Gatsby Charitable Foundation
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