Predictive coding: An account of the mirror neuron system

作     者：Kilner, James M. Friston, Karl J. Frith, Chris D. 

作者机构：Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging Institute of Neurology London WC1N 3BG 12 Queen Square United Kingdom 

出 版 物：《Cognitive Processing》 (Cogn. Process.)

年 卷 期：2007年第8卷第3期

页      面：159-166页

学科分类：0402[教育学-心理学(可授教育学、理学学位）] 0710[理学-生物学] 04[教育学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1010[医学-医学技术（可授医学、理学学位）] 0811[工学-控制科学与工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 1009[医学-特种医学] 

基　　金：Wellcome Trust  WT 

主　　题：Action observation Bayesian inference Mirror neurons Predictive coding 

摘      要：Is it possible to understand the intentions of other people by simply observing their actions? Many believe that this ability is made possible by the brain s mirror neuron system through its direct link between action and observation. However, precisely how intentions can be inferred through action observation has provoked much debate. Here we suggest that the function of the mirror system can be understood within a predictive coding framework that appeals to the statistical approach known as empirical Bayes. Within this scheme the most likely cause of an observed action can be inferred by minimizing the prediction error at all levels of the cortical hierarchy that are engaged during action observation. This account identifies a precise role for the mirror system in our ability to infer intentions from actions and provides the outline of the underlying computational mechanisms. © 2007 Marta Olivetti Belardinelli and Springer-Verlag.