Computation by inverse causality: A universal principle to produce symbols for the external reality in living systems

• Published in: BioSystems Vol. 218; p. 104692
• Main Author: Nakajima, Toshiyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.08.2022
• Subjects: Adaptation; Bayesian brain; Causal principle; Computation; Equivalence principle; External reality; Inverse causality; Living systems; Measurer; Neuron; Receptor; Causal principle; External reality; Bayesian brain; Equivalence principle; Inverse causality; CS; Neuron; Computation; Measurer; Receptor; IC; Living systems; US; Adaptation

How can a living system escape the solipsistic self-making process? This problem has been ignored in mainstream biology. This study seeks a reasonable mechanism by which a living system produces symbols that signify external states. To this end, the inverse causality model proposed in previous studi...