Karl Friston

Cognitive Science United Kingdom 1968 103 quotes

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.

Lecture 2008

To understand the mind is to unravel its variational bounds.

Interview 2015

Reflection: Science is the art of approximating truth.

Personal Essay 2020