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Causal surgery under a Markov blanket

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Abstract Bruineberg et al. provide compelling clarity on the roles Markov blankets could (and perhaps should) play in the study of life and mind. However, here we draw attention to… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Bruineberg et al. provide compelling clarity on the roles Markov blankets could (and perhaps should) play in the study of life and mind. However, here we draw attention to a further role blankets might play: as a hypothesis about cognition itself. People and other animals may use blanket-like representations to model the boundary between themselves and their worlds.

Keywords: causal surgery; markov blanket; surgery markov; blanket

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2022

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