Predictive Minds: Old Problems and New Challenges by Mark Miller

Predictive Minds: Old Problems and New Challenges by Mark Miller

The Predictive Processing Theory of Mind is a recent theory developed by philosophers, cognitive scientists, and neuroscientists about the nature and function of the brain and its role in creating the conscious mind that we humans, and perhaps some non-human animals, have. The authors that advanced those lines of research believe that there is a fundamental idea that has been overlooked in the research done about the brain until the present: that the brain is a prediction machine with the function of creating hypotheses about the causes of our sensory signals and predictions of possible future sensory signals. Moreover, the internal models of the world created this way are constantly challenged by incorporating the errors of the previous models into new models. From this point of view, the brain's work could be described as a process of making predictions about the upcoming sensory data based on its best current models of the causes of those data.

This book intends to critically analyze this theory and its subsequent theoretical and empirical consequences. To achieve that, the volume brings together some of the best experts on Predictive Processing - such as Thomas Metzinger, Wanja Wiese, or Mark Miller - with the goal of presenting some of the advantages of this approach but also some of its caveats.

Gouveia, Steven S.: - Steven S. Gouveia is completing his PhD at the University of Minho (Portugal), funded by the Science and Technology Foundation, under the supervision of philosopher Manuel Curado (University of Minho) and neuroscientist Georg Northoff (University of Ottawa). He is a visiting researcher at the Minds, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Group at the Royal Institute of Mental Health, University of Ottawa, and a researcher of the Lisbon Mind and Reasoning Group (Nova University of Lisbon) and the Mind, Language and Action Group (University of Porto). Gouveia has published eight academic books, including 'Perception, Cognition and Aesthetics' (2018, Routledge), 'Automata's Inner Movie: Science and Philosophy of Mind' (2018, Vernon Press), and has a forthcoming publication with Bloomsbury titled 'The Science and Philosophy of Predictive Processing'. He hosts an international documentary on A.I, with the participation of international researchers such as Peter Signer and Paul Thagard, and has published several journal articles and book chapters on this subject as well as the mind and brain, ethics and aesthetics. For more information, visit: stevensgouveia.weebly.com

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ISBN 13	9781648899256
ISBN 10	1648899250
Title	Predictive Minds: Old Problems and New Challenges
Author	Mark Miller
Series	Cognitive Science And Psychology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vernon Press
Year published	2024-02-21
Number of pages	305
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