title: The 'prediction imperative' as the basis for self-awareness.
abstract: Here, we propose that global brain function is geared towards the implementation of intelligent motricity. Motricity is the only possible external manifestation of nervous system function (other than endocrine and exocrine secretion and the control of vascular tone). The intelligence component of motricity requires, for its successful wheeling, a prediction imperative to approximate the consequences of the impending motion. We address how such predictive function may originate from the dynamic properties of neuronal networks.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. rodolfo.llinas@med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Rodolfo R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Llinás
authors.forename: Sisir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness / Q000502:physiology*; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003210:Concept Formation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D012649:Self Concept