Brain and Cognition,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
160, С. 105880 - 105880
Опубликована: Май 23, 2022
The
present
article
provides
a
unified
systematic
account
of
the
role
cognitive
control,
motivation
and
dopamine
pathways
in
relation
to
development
fatigue.
Since
fatigue
is
considered
be
one
aspect
general
control
system
that
manages
goal
activity
service
motivational
requirements
(Hockey,
2011),
our
focus
also
broader
than
itself.
paper
shall
therefore
first
on
motivation-control
interactions
at
level
networks
brain.
A
network
argued
play
critical
shaping
goal-directed
behavior,
conjunction
with
systems
energize
network.
Furthermore,
as
implemented
brain
provide
an
important
element
elucidate
how
decision
making
weighs
both
anticipated
benefits
costs
operations,
optimal
suboptimal
conditions
such
mental
further
sketches
affects
connectivity
large-scale
during
effortful
exercition,
particular
high-cost
long
striatal-cortical
pathways,
leading
global
reduction
integration
brain's
architecture.
resulting
neural
state
within
these
then
enters
interoceptive
information
perform
cost-benefit
calculations.
Based
notions
we
propose
unifying
model,
inspired
by
influential
insights
from
current
neuroscience
literature
changes
perform.
model
specifies
reward
value,
effort
aspects
task
performance
converge
medial
prefrontal
cortex
calculate
net
value
stimuli
select
appropriate
actions.
Successful
behaviour
depends
on
the
right
balance
between
maximising
reward
and
soliciting
information
about
world.
Here,
we
show
how
different
types
of
information-gain
emerge
when
casting
as
surprise
minimisation.
We
present
two
distinct
mechanisms
for
goal-directed
exploration
that
express
separable
profiles
active
sampling
to
reduce
uncertainty.
'Hidden
state'
motivates
agents
sample
unambiguous
observations
accurately
infer
(hidden)
state
Conversely,
'model
parameter'
exploration,
compels
outcomes
associated
with
high
uncertainty,
if
they
are
informative
their
representation
task
structure.
illustrate
emergence
these
information-gain,
termed
inference
learning,
forms
induce
patterns
'Bayes-optimal'
behaviour.
Our
findings
provide
a
computational
framework
understanding
levels
uncertainty
systematically
affect
exploration-exploitation
trade-off
in
decision-making.
Physics of Life Reviews,
Год журнала:
2019,
Номер
31, С. 104 - 121
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2019
This
article
presents
a
unifying
theory
of
the
embodied,
situated
human
brain
called
Hierarchically
Mechanistic
Mind
(HMM).
The
HMM
describes
as
complex
adaptive
system
that
actively
minimises
decay
our
sensory
and
physical
states
by
producing
self-fulfilling
action-perception
cycles
via
dynamical
interactions
between
hierarchically
organised
neurocognitive
mechanisms.
synthesises
free-energy
principle
(FEP)
in
neuroscience
with
an
evolutionary
systems
psychology
explains
brains,
minds,
behaviour
appealing
to
Tinbergen's
four
questions:
adaptation,
phylogeny,
ontogeny,
mechanism.
After
leveraging
FEP
formally
define
across
different
spatiotemporal
scales,
we
conclude
exploring
its
implications
for
theorising
research
sciences
mind
behaviour.
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
107, С. 102632 - 102632
Опубликована: Фев. 4, 2022
The
active
inference
framework,
and
in
particular
its
recent
formulation
as
a
partially
observable
Markov
decision
process
(POMDP),
has
gained
increasing
popularity
years
useful
approach
for
modeling
neurocognitive
processes.
This
framework
is
highly
general
flexible
ability
to
be
customized
model
any
cognitive
process,
well
simulate
predicted
neuronal
responses
based
on
accompanying
neural
theory.
It
also
affords
both
simulation
experiments
proof
of
principle
behavioral
empirical
studies.
However,
there
are
limited
resources
that
explain
how
build
run
these
models
practice,
which
limits
their
widespread
use.
Most
introductions
assume
technical
background
programming,
mathematics,
machine
learning.
In
this
paper
we
offer
step-by-step
tutorial
POMDPs,
simulations
using
standard
MATLAB
routines,
fit
data.
We
minimal
programming
thoroughly
all
equations,
provide
exemplar
scripts
can
theoretical
Our
goal
the
reader
with
requisite
knowledge
practical
tools
apply
own
research.
optional
sections
multiple
appendices,
interested
additional
details.
should
necessary
use
follow
emerging
advances
Attention Perception & Psychophysics,
Год журнала:
2019,
Номер
81(7), С. 2139 - 2154
Опубликована: Июнь 5, 2019
This
article
provides
an
update
of
the
Theory
Event
Coding
(TEC),
which
claims
that
perception
and
action
are
identical
processes
operating
on
same
codes
-
event
files
consisting
integrated
networks
sensorimotor
feature
codes.
The
original
version
theory
emphasized
its
representational
underpinnings,
but
recent
theoretical
developments
provide
basis
for
a
more
view
both
shared
between
in
control
these
Four
discussed
detail:
degree
to
integration
retrieval
depends
current
goals,
how
metacontrol
states
impact
handling
files,
binding
relates
learning,
non-social
events
social
events.
Case
examples
using
various
versions
Simon
task
used
explain
new
TEC
explains
interactions
situations.
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
112, С. 164 - 212
Опубликована: Янв. 26, 2020
We
review
neuroimaging
research
investigating
self-referential
processing
(SRP),
that
is,
how
we
respond
to
stimuli
reference
ourselves,
prefaced
by
a
lexical-thematic
analysis
of
words
indicative
"self-feelings".
consider
SRP
as
occurring
verbally
(V-SRP)
and
non-verbally
(NV-SRP),
both
in
the
controlled,
"top-down"
form
introspective
interoceptive
tasks,
respectively,
well
"bottom-up"
spontaneous
or
automatic
"mind
wandering"
"body
occurs
during
resting
state.
Our
leads
us
outline
conceptual
methodological
framework
for
future
briefly
apply
toward
understanding
certain
psychological
neurological
disorders
symptomatically
associated
with
abnormal
SRP.
discussion
is
partly
guided
William
James'
original
writings
on
consciousness
self.
Neuron,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
109(24), С. 4080 - 4093.e8
Опубликована: Окт. 22, 2021
Interoception,
the
perception
of
internal
bodily
states,
is
thought
to
be
inextricably
linked
affective
qualities
such
as
anxiety.
Although
interoception
spans
sensory
metacognitive
processing,
it
not
clear
whether
anxiety
differentially
related
these
processing
levels.
Here
we
investigated
this
question
in
domain
breathing,
using
computational
modeling
and
high-field
(7
T)
fMRI
assess
brain
activity
relating
dynamic
changes
inspiratory
resistance
varying
predictability.
Notably,
anterior
insula
was
associated
with
both
breathing-related
prediction
certainty
errors,
suggesting
an
important
role
representing
updating
models
body.
Individuals
low
versus
moderate
traits
showed
differential
for
certainty.
Multi-modal
analyses
data
from
fMRI,
assessments
metacognition,
questionnaires
demonstrated
that
anxiety-interoception
links
span
all
levels
perceptual
sensitivity
strong
effects
seen
at
higher
interoceptive
processes.
