The term 'stress'–coined in 1936–has many definitions, but until now has lacked a
theoretical foundation. Here we present an information-theoretic approach–based on the …

Sensory memory, formed at the beginning while perceiving and interacting with the
environment, is considered a primary source of intelligence. Transferring such biological …

Modeling human cognition is challenging because there are infinitely many mechanisms
that can generate any given observation. Some researchers address this by constraining the …

This article offers a formal account of curiosity and insight in terms of active (Bayesian)
inference. It deals with the dual problem of inferring states of the world and learning its …

One of the most salient features of life is its capacity to handle novelty and namely to thrive
and adapt to new circumstances and changes in both the environment and internal …

Neural networks are often represented as graphs of connections between neurons.
However, despite their wide use, there is currently little understanding of the relationship …

This article presents a unifying theory of the embodied, situated human brain called the
Hierarchically Mechanistic Mind (HMM). The HMM describes the brain as a complex …

In evolutionary biology, niche construction is sometimes described as a genuine
evolutionary process whereby organisms, through their activities and regulatory …

Empirical applications of the free-energy principle are not straightforward because they
entail a commitment to a particular process theory, especially at the cellular and synaptic …

Entropy is a powerful tool for quantification of the brain function and its information
processing capacity. This is evident in its broad domain of applications that range from …