Expecting ourselves to expect: The Bayesian brain as a projector

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 36 (3):209-210 (2013)
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Clark's essay lays the foundation for a Bayesian account of the of consciously perceived properties: The expectations that our brains test against inputs concern the particular affordances that evolution has designed us to care about, including especially expectations of our own expectations

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