ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2019
Predictive learning: its key role in early cognitive development.
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- Making Sense of the World: Infant Learning From a Predictive Processing Perspective.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2020Article
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Abstract
What is a fundamental ability for cognitive development? Although many researchers have been addressing this question, no shared understanding has been acquired yet. We propose that predictive learning of sensorimotor signals plays a key role in early cognitive development. The human brain is known to represent sensorimotor signals in a predictive manner, i.e. it attempts to minimize prediction error between incoming sensory signals and top-down prediction. We extend this view and suggest that two mechanisms for minimizing prediction error lead to the development of cognitive abilities during early infancy. The first mechanism is to update an immature predictor. The predictor must be trained through sensorimotor experiences because it does not inherently have prediction ability. The second mechanism is to execute an action anticipated by the predictor. Interacting with other individuals often increases prediction error, which can be minimized by executing one's own action corresponding to others' action. Our experiments using robotic systems replicated developmental dynamics observed in infants. The capabilities of self-other cognition and goal-directed action were acquired based on the first mechanism, whereas imitation and prosocial behaviours emerged based on the second mechanism. Our theory further provides a potential mechanism for autism spectrum condition. Atypical tolerance for prediction error is hypothesized to be a cause of perceptual and social difficulties. This article is part of the theme issue 'From social brains to social robots: applying neurocognitive insights to human-robot interaction'.
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