The 'prediction imperative' as the basis for self-awareness

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1521, 2009, Pages 1301-1307

  Llinás, Rodolfo R ^a   Roy, Sisir ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Gamma band; Subjectivity; Thalamocortical loop

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BRAIN; LEARNING; MEMORY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 66149087634     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0309     Document Type: Article

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