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name: paper-friston-k-j-kilner-j-and-harrison-l-2006-a-free-energy-pr
description: Apply the Friston, Kilner and Harrison (2006): A Free Energy Principle for the Brain article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Friston, Kilner and Harrison (2006): A Free Energy Principle for the Brain

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-friston-k-j-kilner-j-and-harrison-l-2006-a-free-energy-pr). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-friston-k-j-kilner-j-and-harrison-l-2006-a-free-energy-pr.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-friston-k-j-kilner-j-and-harrison-l-2006-a-free-energy-pr/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

What the work establishes Friston, Kilner and Harrison published this paper in the Journal of Physiology - Paris in 2006. It formulates a variational free energy principle that unifies perception, action and learning in the brain. The core 

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-friston-k-j-kilner-j-and-harrison-l-2006-a-free-energy-pr
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-friston-k-j-kilner-j-and-harrison-l-2006-a-free-energy-pr
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-friston-k-j-kilner-j-and-harrison-l-2006-a-free-energy-pr/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-friston-k-j-kilner-j-and-harrison-l-2006-a-free-energy-pr/revisions
