We advance a novel active inference model of the cognitive processing that underlies the
acquisition of a hierarchical action repertoire and its use for observation, understanding and …

Researchers and clinicians have long used meaningful intransitive (ie, not tool-related; MFI)
gestures to assess apraxia—a complex and frequent motor-cognitive disorder …

Previous studies showed that imitation of finger and hand/arm gestures could be
differentially impaired after brain damage. However, so far, the interaction between gesture …

Neurological patients with apraxia of pantomime provide us with a unique opportunity to
study the neural correlates of higher-order motor function. Previous studies using lesion …

Interpersonal synchrony (IPS) is an important everyday behavior influencing social cognitive
development; however, few studies have investigated the developmental differences and …

Objective Erroneous gesture execution is at the core of motor cognition difficulties in apraxia.
While a taxonomy of errors may provide important information about the nature of the …

Pantomime of tool use is typically affected in neurological patients with apraxia, while at the
same time these patients are able to perform the use of the actual tool with less or no errors …

Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a multisystem neurodevelopmental disorder not
only affects children's core impairments in social communication and behavioral-affective …

Imitation is a basic human ability, present early in life. Previous studies on control subjects
and callosotomized patients showed that imitation occurred mainly in mirror-mode in both …

This thesis explores the methods based on the free energy principle and active inference for
modelling cognition. Active inference is an emerging framework for designing intelligent …