The secret life of predictive brains: what's spontaneous activity for?
Brains at rest generate dynamical activity that is highly structured in space and time. We
suggest that spontaneous activity, as in rest or dreaming, underlies top-down dynamics of …
suggest that spontaneous activity, as in rest or dreaming, underlies top-down dynamics of …
A Hitchhiker's guide to functional magnetic resonance imaging
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies have become increasingly popular
both with clinicians and researchers as they are capable of providing unique insights into …
both with clinicians and researchers as they are capable of providing unique insights into …
The graphical brain: Belief propagation and active inference
This paper considers functional integration in the brain from a computational perspective.
We ask what sort of neuronal message passing is mandated by active inference—and what …
We ask what sort of neuronal message passing is mandated by active inference—and what …
Interacting spiral wave patterns underlie complex brain dynamics and are related to cognitive processing
The large-scale activity of the human brain exhibits rich and complex patterns, but the
spatiotemporal dynamics of these patterns and their functional roles in cognition remain …
spatiotemporal dynamics of these patterns and their functional roles in cognition remain …
Sentience and the origins of consciousness: From Cartesian duality to Markovian monism
This essay addresses Cartesian duality and how its implicit dialectic might be repaired using
physics and information theory. Our agenda is to describe a key distinction in the physical …
physics and information theory. Our agenda is to describe a key distinction in the physical …
Human brain networks function in connectome-specific harmonic waves
A key characteristic of human brain activity is coherent, spatially distributed oscillations
forming behaviour-dependent brain networks. However, a fundamental principle underlying …
forming behaviour-dependent brain networks. However, a fundamental principle underlying …
Parcels and particles: Markov blankets in the brain
At the inception of human brain map**, two principles of functional anatomy underwrote
most conceptions—and analyses—of distributed brain responses: namely, functional …
most conceptions—and analyses—of distributed brain responses: namely, functional …
Intrinsic macroscale oscillatory modes driving long range functional connectivity in female rat brains detected by ultrafast fMRI
Spontaneous fluctuations in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signals correlate
across distant brain areas, sha** functionally relevant intrinsic networks. However, the …
across distant brain areas, sha** functionally relevant intrinsic networks. However, the …
[HTML][HTML] Construct validation of a DCM for resting state fMRI
Recently, there has been a lot of interest in characterising the connectivity of resting state
brain networks. Most of the literature uses functional connectivity to examine these intrinsic …
brain networks. Most of the literature uses functional connectivity to examine these intrinsic …
[HTML][HTML] An Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT) of consciousness: combining integrated information and global neuronal workspace theories with the free …
A Safron - Frontiers in artificial intelligence, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Free Energy Principle and Active Inference Framework (FEP-AI) begins with the
understanding that thermodynamically-open systems must regulate environmental …
understanding that thermodynamically-open systems must regulate environmental …