The predictive mind /
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 h...
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- Englisch
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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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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- 1 online resource (ix, 282 pages) : illustrations
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191766350
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Print version: 9780199682737
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