Month: November 2022

Contextual inference in learning and memory

Context is widely regarded as a major determinant of learning and memory across numerous domains, including classical and instrumental conditioning, episodic memory, economic decision-making, and motor learning. However, studies across these domains remain disconnected due to the lack of a unifying framework formalizing the concept of context and its role in learning. Here, we develop […]

Published on November 24, 2022

Active inference, morphogenesis, and computational psychiatry

Imagine you’re cooking a meal and suddenly your actions are perfectly synchronized with how you perceive the ingredients and the cooking process. This seamless integration of action and perception is at the heart of active inference, a theory in neuroscience that explains how our brain produces optimal behavior. Now, let’s shift gears to cellular biology. […]

Published on November 24, 2022

A Unified Theory of Consciousness: Exploring the Future of Minds

Imagine you’re trying to build a puzzle, but instead of starting with just one box of pieces, you have several different puzzles mixed together. Integrated world modeling theory (IWMT) is like trying to sort through all those pieces and put them together to form a clear picture. It combines insights from different theories of consciousness, […]

Published on November 24, 2022