Some Interesting Observations on the Free Energy Principle |
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| Authors: | Karl J Friston Lancelot Da Costa Thomas Parr |
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| Institution: | 1.The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London, London WC1N 3AR, UK; (K.J.F.); (L.D.C.);2.Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK |
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| Abstract: | Biehl et al. (2021) present some interesting observations on an early formulation of the free energy principle. We use these observations to scaffold a discussion of the technical arguments that underwrite the free energy principle. This discussion focuses on solenoidal coupling between various (subsets of) states in sparsely coupled systems that possess a Markov blanket—and the distinction between exact and approximate Bayesian inference, implied by the ensuing Bayesian mechanics. |
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| Keywords: | free energy principle variational Bayesian Markov blanket |
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