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  • Theoretical Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry

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  • The free energy principle offers a formal theory for adaptive self-organizing systems.
  • It integrates concepts from statistical thermodynamics, machine learning, and neuroscience.
  • This has led to 'active inference' process theories for cognition and behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the theoretical progress active inference has made in psychology.
  • To explore its contributions to understanding and treating psychopathology.
  • To assess its potential as a unifying paradigm for psychology.

Main Methods:

  • Review of theoretical advancements in psychology informed by active inference.
  • Analysis of the application of active inference to psychopathology.
  • Examination of the integration of active inference with evolutionary and developmental psychology.

Main Results:

  • Active inference is beginning to influence theoretical progress in psychology and psychiatry.
  • Despite translational obstacles, it shows promise for unifying diverse psychological subdisciplines.
  • Its application to understanding and treating psychopathology is still emerging.

Conclusions:

  • Active inference has the potential to become a new paradigm in psychology.
  • It offers a framework to integrate competing psychological theories, including evolutionary and developmental approaches.
  • Further research is needed to overcome translational challenges and realize its clinical potential in psychology and psychiatry.