期刊
NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
卷 175, 期 -, 页码 38-45出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2021.12.003
关键词
Free-energy principle; Active inference; Variational Bayesian inference; Predictive coding; Hebbian plasticity; Neuromodulation; Computational psychiatry
资金
- National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NNIS) [01112005, 01112102]
- RIKEN Center for Brain Science
This review introduces the possible neuronal substrates that implement the free-energy principle and active inference, discusses the ability of the principle to explain various brain functions and psychological and biological phenomena, and explores the association between neural network structures and prior beliefs, as well as empirical examination of the theory.
The neuronal substrates that implement the free-energy principle and ensuing active inference at the neuron and synapse level have not been fully elucidated. This Review considers possible neuronal substrates underlying the principle. First, the foundations of the free-energy principle are introduced, and then its ability to empirically explain various brain functions and psychological and biological phenomena in terms of Bayesian inference is described. Mathematically, the dynamics of neural activity and plasticity that minimise a cost function can be cast as performing Bayesian inference that minimises variational free energy. This equivalence licenses the adoption of the free-energy principle as a universal characterisation of neural networks. Further, the neural network structure itself represents a generative model under which an agent operates. A virtue of this perspective is that it enables the formal association of neural network properties with prior beliefs that regulate inference and learning. The possible neuronal substrates that implement prior and posterior beliefs and how to empirically examine the theory are discussed. This perspective renders brain activity explainable, leading to a deeper understanding of the neuronal mechanisms underlying basic psychology and psychiatric disorders in terms of an implicit generative model.
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