Predictions in the Brain —— Using Our Past to Generate a Future

----- 脑的预测：用我们的过去生成一个未来

ISBN: 9780195395518 出版年：2011 页码：398 Oxford University Press

When one is immersed in the fascinating world of neuroscience findings, the brain might start to seem like a collection of "modules," each specializes in a specific mental feat. But just like in other domains of Nature, it is possible that much of the brain and mind's operation can be explained with a small set of universal principles. Given exciting recent developments, it seems that the generation of predictions might be one strong candidate for such a universal principle. This is the focus of Predictions in the brain. From the predictions required when a rat navigates a maze to food-caching in scrub-jays; from predictions essential in decision-making to social interactions; from predictions in the retina to the prefrontal cortex; and from predictions in early development to foresight in non-humans. In addition to presenting the state-of-the-art of research and ideas about predictions in mind and brain, it is hoped that this collection will stimulate important new research into the foundations of our mental lives.