Karl Friston
British neuroscientist who developed free-energy principle for brain function.
Most quoted
"The free energy principle is a variational principle for adaptive systems. It says that any self-organizing system that is at equilibrium with its environment must minimize its free energy."
— from Scholarpedia, 2010
"The free energy principle is a mathematical expression of the idea that living systems are constantly trying to minimize their surprise."
— from Scholarpedia, 2010
"The free energy principle is a theory of how the brain maintains its internal states in the face of a constantly changing environment."
— from Scholarpedia, 2010
All quotes by Karl Friston (103)
In the symphony of senses, harmony is predictive coherence.
To understand the mind is to unravel its variational bounds.
Reflection: Science is the art of approximating truth.
Contemporaries of Karl Friston
Other Cognitive Sciences born within 50 years of Karl Friston (1968).