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name: paper-gershman-s-j-2018-related-2019-works-what-does-the-free-e
description: Apply the Gershman on the Free Energy Principle: What It Tells Us About the Brain article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Gershman on the Free Energy Principle: What It Tells Us About the Brain

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-gershman-s-j-2018-related-2019-works-what-does-the-free-e). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-gershman-s-j-2018-related-2019-works-what-does-the-free-e.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-gershman-s-j-2018-related-2019-works-what-does-the-free-e/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

Core Results Samuel J. Gershman published the paper in 2019. The work deconstructs the free energy principle FEP . It identifies what FEP claims under different assumptions. The paper shows that unrestricted FEP reduces to exact Bayesian in

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-gershman-s-j-2018-related-2019-works-what-does-the-free-e
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-gershman-s-j-2018-related-2019-works-what-does-the-free-e
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-gershman-s-j-2018-related-2019-works-what-does-the-free-e/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-gershman-s-j-2018-related-2019-works-what-does-the-free-e/revisions
