An Active Inference view of cognitive control

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2012, Pages

  Pezzulo, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

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EID: 84870867705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00478     Document Type: Article

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