Backwards is the way forward: feedback in the cortical hierarchy predicts the expected future

Muckli, L. , Petro, L.S. and Smith, F.W. (2013) Backwards is the way forward: feedback in the cortical hierarchy predicts the expected future. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 36(3), p. 221. (doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12002361)

Abstract

Clark offers a powerful description of the brain as a prediction machine, which offers progress on two distinct levels. First, on an abstract conceptual level, it provides a unifying framework for perception, action, and cognition (including subdivisions such as attention, expectation, and imagination). Second, hierarchical prediction offers progress on a concrete descriptive level for testing and constraining conceptual elements and mechanisms of predictive coding models (estimation of predictions, prediction errors, and internal models).

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Petro, Dr Lucy and Muckli, Professor Lars and Smith, Dr Fraser
• Authors: Muckli, L., Petro, L.S., and Smith, F.W.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
• Journal Name: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• ISSN: 0140-525X
• ISSN (Online): 1469-1825
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2013 Cambridge University Press
• First Published: First published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences 36(3):221
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher