Intrinsic and extrinsic motivators of attachment under active inference.

This paper addresses the formation of infant attachment types within the context of active inference: a holistic account of action, perception and learning in the brain. We show how the organised forms of attachment (secure, avoidant and ambivalent) might arise in (Bayesian) infants. Specifically, w...

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Main Authors: David Cittern, Tobias Nolte, Karl Friston, Abbas Edalat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5886414?pdf=render