Can hierarchical predictive coding explain binocular rivalry?
Explanation of binocular rivalry is taken as a classic illustration of hierarchical predictive coding's explanatory power. I revisit the account and show that it cannot explain the role of reward in binocular rivalry. I show that a modified version of the predictive processing approach may acco...
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| Published in: | Philosophical psychology Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 424 - 444 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon
Routledge
03.04.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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| ISSN: | 0951-5089, 1465-394X |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Explanation of binocular rivalry is taken as a classic illustration of hierarchical predictive coding's explanatory power. I revisit the account and show that it cannot explain the role of reward in binocular rivalry. I show that a modified version of the predictive processing approach may account for the role of reward by recasting it as a form of optimism bias. Accepting this account, however, is at odds with the epistemic commitments favored by proponents of hierarchical predictive coding. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 |
| ISSN: | 0951-5089 1465-394X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09515089.2020.1827228 |