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[Commentary] Generative models as parsimonious descriptions of sensorimotor loops

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posted on 2023-06-09, 19:00 authored by Manuel Baltieri, Christopher BuckleyChristopher Buckley
The Bayesian brain hypothesis, predictive processing and variational free energy minimisation are typically used to describe perceptual processes based on accurate generative models of the world. However, generative models need not be veridical representations of the environment. We suggest that they can (and should) be used to describe sensorimotor relationships relevant for behaviour rather than precise accounts of the world.

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Journal

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

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0140-525X

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Cambridge University Press

Volume

42

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  • Informatics Publications

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  • Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems Research Group Publications

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This paper was accepted as a commentary to another manuscript:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/is-coding-a-relevant-metaphor-for-the-brain/D578626E4888193FFFAE5B6E2C37E052

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Legacy Posted Date

2019-09-10

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2020-01-20

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2019-09-10

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