Looking ahead : the new science of the predictive mind / Falk Huettig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huettig, Falk, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prediction (Psychology)--Research--Methodology.

Prediction (Psychology).

Perception--Research--Methodology.

Perception.

Cognitive neuroscience.

Psychology--Methodology.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 347 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Driven by the transformative idea that the brain operates as a predictive engine, this book offers a rigorous yet accessible introduction to predictive processing's core concepts while navigating major theories with depth and critical evaluation. Huettig incorporates historical contexts and maintains a critical stance, shedding light on the pros and cons of various approaches across the many academic disciplines that investigate future-oriented behavior. Looking Ahead is indispensable reading for early students of the science of prediction in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, linguistics, artificial intelligence and computer science, experts in related fields, and for anyone who has ever wondered why, as a species, we take so much interest in what lies ahead.

Contents:

Talkin' bout a revolution : a paradigm shift

Defining prediction

The good, the bad and the ugly : assessing a theory

Mind reading : introduction to psychological theories

Reinforcing and connecting : prediction involves associative learning

Accessing the remainders of mental representations & filling in the gaps : prediction involves pre-activation and pattern completion

Implicit priming and active forecasting : prediction involves two systems

Mental short-cuts : prediction involves simple heuristics

Inferences about others and their mental states : prediction involves social theories

Continuous cycles of perceiving, acting, and adjusting : prediction involves perception-action loops

Event representations of how the world works : prediction involves mental models of events

Moving pictures in the head : prediction involves mental simulation

Number crunching : introduction to mathematical theories

Learned activation patterns of simple connected processing units : prediction involves connectionist neural networks

Reducing surprisal and entropy : prediction involves information theory

Probabilistic beliefs about the state of the world : prediction involves Bayesian inference

Quantum probabilities : prediction involves mathematical formalisms of quantum theory

Wetware : introduction to neurobiological theories

Neuronal overlap during observation and action : prediction involves mirror neurons

Forward models in the brain : prediction involves the cerebellum as a predictive engine

Minimization of prediction errors by self-organizing biological systems : prediction involves hierarchical predictive coding & free energy neuroscience

Information processing facilitated by neural rhythms : prediction involves neural oscillations

Lumping and splitting

A look ahead for prediction research.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781009245470

1-009-24543-0

1-009-24545-7

1-009-24547-3

OCLC:

1509786775