The free energy principle has been proposed as a unifying account of brain function. It is closely related, and in some cases subsumes, earlier unifying ideas such as Bayesian inference, predictive coding, and active learning. This article clarifies these connections, teasing apart distinctive and shared predictions.
@article{arxiv.1901.07945,
title = {What does the free energy principle tell us about the brain?},
author = {Samuel J. Gershman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.07945},
year = {2022}
}
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Accepted for publication in Neurons, Behavior, Data Analysis, and Theory