Xerxes D. Arsiwalla, Ruben Moreno Bote, and Paul Verschure

Abstract:

Pointing to similarities between challenges encountered in today’s neural coding and twentieth-century behaviorism, we draw attention to lessons learned from resolving the latter. In particular, Perceptual Control Theory posits behavior as a closed-loop control process with immediate and teleological causes. With two examples, we illustrate how these ideas may also address challenges facing current neural coding paradigms.

Arsiwalla, X. D., Bote, R. M., & Verschure, P. (2019). Beyond Neural Coding? Lessons from Perceptual Control Theory. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 42.