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3.1. THE BAYESIAN BRAIN HYPOTHESIS<br />

Intvnal hidden<br />

+ Ext*rrul vlsJblfl state<br />

(phviialiwi, eld<br />

tn^ene mapplr^<br />

'^Hierarchical<br />

World<br />

structure<br />

Laarned Model<br />

Piramererl<br />

imemal hidden<br />

World Model Observer Model<br />

High level<br />

cause<br />

/ Low level<br />

^ features<br />

'JHIcrarchkal<br />

Cortical<br />

structure<br />

Physical states; Light, sound,... Brain senses: Vision, audition,...<br />

Figure.^.]: Learned iniemal model in visual corlex rellecis hierarchical causal sirueture <strong>of</strong><br />

ihe envininmeni which geEieruies the sensory input. The ambiguous inl'iirmaiion<br />

providedbysen.sory inputs (e.g. 21) retinal iniagej is only a function <strong>of</strong> ihe internal<br />

state <strong>of</strong> the world (e.g. ^D ohjecis). The hrain (iihserver) needs to inversely map<br />

ihis fuiicli{>n as precisely as possible to generate an accurali; interna! represenialion<br />

<strong>of</strong> the world. T!ie hicrarchicitl organization uf the hrain suggests il has evolved to<br />

reflect the inhercnl hierarchicyl struciure <strong>of</strong> ihe world.<br />

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