Beyond the reward principle: Consciousness as precision seeking

Neuropsychoanalysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-38

  Fotopoulou, Aikaterini ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Embodiment; Emotion; Free energy; Motivation; Predictive coding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879897040     PISSN: 15294145     EISSN: 20443978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15294145.2013.10773715     Document Type: Article

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