# 🧠 The Free Energy Principle & Active Inference: a Systematic Literature Analysis

**Virginia Bleu Knight, R.J. Cordes, Daniel A. Friedman** (2022) · *Zenodo*

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## Abstract

> This paper conducts a systematic literature analysis of publications related to the Free Energy Principle and Active Inference, particularly focusing on works by Karl J. Friston. The analysis includes manual and automated annotations of structural, visual, and mathematical features across a large dataset of citations and papers, aiming to enhance the understanding and accessibility of this evolving scientific discourse.

## Keywords

`systematic literature analysis` · `Free Energy Principle` · `Active Inference` · `Karl Friston` · `history of science` · `bibliometrics` · `ontology`

## Key Contributions

- Provides a comprehensive literature analysis of the Free Energy Principle and Active Inference.
- Introduces a systematic approach to annotate and analyze scientific publications.
- Aims to facilitate integration of manual and automated contributions in research.
- Addresses the historical and philosophical context of the Free Energy Principle and Active Inference.

## Methods

- Utilized Publish or Perish software for citation discovery and dataset compilation.
- Employed BioPython API to query open source publications from the NCBI Pubmed Database.
- Conducted manual annotation of papers based on structural, visual, and mathematical features.
- Developed an analysis pipeline for examining publication dynamics and language use.

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## Citation

```bibtex
@article{2022_SystematicLiteratureAnalysis,
  author = {Virginia Bleu Knight, R.J. Cordes, Daniel A. Friedman},
  title = {{The Free Energy Principle & Active Inference: a Systematic Literature Analysis}},
  journal = {Zenodo},
  year = {2022},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.7449368},
}
```

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