Bayesian theories of consciousness: a review in search for a minimal unifying model.
Neuroscience of Consciousness October 13, 2021 DOI: 10.1093/nc/niab038 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 14 |
| Key findings | Precision and complexity of the internal generative model are the minimal necessary components for conscious experience. |
Abstract
The goal of the paper is to review existing work on consciousness within the frameworks of Predictive Processing, Active Inference, and Free Energy Principle. The emphasis is put on the role played by the precision and complexity of the internal generative model. In the light of those proposals, these two properties appear to be the minimal necessary components for the emergence of conscious experience-a Minimal Unifying Model of consciousness.
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