On day 3 of #ScienceAdvent we would like to talk about scientific concepts we don't understand. No one gets it all, so we think it's important to acknowledge that.

For us, one of the biggest mysteries in neuroscience remains the free energy principle. Despite numerous attempts to read the scientific literature on the topic, as well as to listen to Karl Friston's talks, it seems that our brains refuse to minimize their uncertainty with respect to this.

What's something that you still don't really grasp in your field?

Link to post if you want to read more about this: https://neurofrontiers.blog/the-free-energy-mystery/

#neuroscience #science #FreeEnergy #KarlFriston #mystery #MysteriesOfScience

"Just to pause, I am in awe of this concept: There is the stuff outside the surface, stuff inside the surface and the surface itself. The #MarkovBlanket, it's just the, most beautiful kind notion about trying to explore what it means to exist mathematically. I apologize, it is just a beautiful idea." - Lex Fridman

"It came out of #California" - #KarlFriston

"I changed my mind. I take it all back" - #LexFridman

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