Predictions not commands: active inference in the motor system

• Published in: Brain Structure and Function Vol. 218; no. 3; pp. 611 - 643
• Main Authors: Adams, Rick A., Shipp, Stewart, Friston, Karl J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.05.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anatomy & physiology; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Brain; Brain Mapping; Cell Biology; Cerebral Cortex - cytology; Cerebral Cortex - physiology; Humans; Models, Neurological; Motor ability; Motor Activity - physiology; Nerve Net - physiology; Neural Pathways - physiology; Neurology; Neurons - physiology; Neurosciences; Predictive Value of Tests; Reflex - physiology; Reflexes; Review; Visual Perception - physiology; Hierarchy; Motor control; Active inference; Free energy; Reflexes

The descending projections from motor cortex share many features with top-down or backward connections in visual cortex; for example, corticospinal projections originate in infragranular layers, are highly divergent and (along with descending cortico-cortical projections) target cells expressing NMD...