Abstract The Predictive Processing (PP) framework casts the brain as a probabilistic
prediction engine that continually generates predictions of the causal structure of the world …

The metaverse, defined as an interoperated persistent network of shared virtual
environments, engenders perception of holistic presence for audiences through avatar …

The aim of this article is to clarify how best to interpret some of the central constructs that
underwrite the free-energy principle (FEP)–and its corollary, active inference–in theoretical …

The free energy principle, an influential framework in computational neuroscience and
theoretical neurobiology, starts from the assumption that living systems ensure adaptive …

While the notion of the brain as a prediction machine has been extremely influential and
productive in cognitive science, there are competing accounts of how best to model and …

Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …

The aim of this paper is twofold:(1) to assess whether the construct of neural representations
plays an explanatory role under the variational free-energy principle and its corollary …

In this jointly authored book, Kirchhoff and Kiverstein defend the controversial thesis that
phenomenal consciousness is realised by more than just the brain. They argue that the …

Much has been written about the free energy principle (FEP), and much misunderstood. The
principle has traditionally been put forth as a theory of brain function or biological self …

We present a multiscale integrationist interpretation of the boundaries of cognitive systems,
using the Markov blanket formalism of the variational free energy principle. This …