Clark, Andy
Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780190933210
- author:
- Clark, Andy
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 424
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.6 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science, Medicine, Neuroscience,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Surfing Uncertainty Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind by Andy Clark is a groundbreaking exploration of how our minds work. By combining insights from neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence, and robotics, philosopher Andy Clark reveals that our brains are prediction machines, anticipating sensory stimulation before it arrives. This new vision shows how the brain structures our environment and initiates actions to engage with the world, creating a circular causal flow that defines "the predictive brain."
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