The predictive mind

The predictive mind

by Hohwy, Jakob

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Jakob Hohwy explores a new theory in neuroscience: the idea that the brain is essentially a hypothesis-testing mechanism that attempts to minimise the error of its predictions about sensory input. He explains the rich and multifaceted character of our conscious perception, and argues that the mind has a fragile, indirect relation to the world.

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  • Full title :The predictive mind / by Jakob Hohwy.

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Jakob Hohwy explores a new theory in neuroscience: the idea that the brain is essentially a hypothesis-testing mechanism that attempts to minimise the error of its predictions about sensory input. He explains the rich and multifaceted character of our conscious perception, and argues that the mind has a fragile, indirect relation to the world.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

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  • Description:288 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780199682737, 9780199686735, 0199682739, 0199686734
  • oclc:on1351484875
  • Dewey Decimal:612.8/233

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Cognitive neuroscience Health and Fitness Health and Wellbeing perception

Writers

Hohwy, Jakob

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