Constant, Axel

Thinking through other minds: A variational approach to cognition and culture

Veissière, S. P. L., Constant, A., Ramstead, M. J. D., Friston, K. J., & Kirmayer, L. J. (2020) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Embodied and Extended CognitionChild and Animal Learning Development

Cited by 348

A variational approach to niche construction

Constant, A., Ramstead, M. J. D., Veissière, S. P. L., Campbell, J. O., & Friston, K. J. (2018) · Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Philosophy of Biology and Scientific ExplanationEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 204

Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Science of Consciousness

Butlin, P., Long, R., Elmoznino, E., Bengio, Y., Birch, J., Constant, A., Deane, G., Fleming, S. M., Frith, C., Ji, X., et al. (2023) · arXiv

Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience

Cited by 196

The first prior: From co-embodiment to co-homeostasis in early life

Ciaunica, A., Constant, A., Preissl, H., & Fotopoulou, K. (2021) · Consciousness and Cognition

Embodied and Extended CognitionPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Cited by 105

A Multi-scale View of the Emergent Complexity of Life: A Free-Energy Proposal

Hesp, C., Ramstead, M., Constant, A., Badcock, P., Kirchhoff, M., & Friston, K. (2019) · Springer Proceedings in Complexity

Embodied and Extended CognitionPhilosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation

Cited by 63

Identifying indicators of consciousness in AI systems

Butlin, P., Long, R., Bayne, T., Bengio, Y., Birch, J., Chalmers, D., Constant, A., Deane, G., Elmoznino, E., Fleming, S. M., et al. (2026) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience

Cited by 56

Neural and phenotypic representation under the free-energy principle

Ramstead, M. J. D., Hesp, C., Tschantz, A., Smith, R., Constant, A., & Friston, K. (2021) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Embodied and Extended CognitionNeural dynamics and brain function

Cited by 43

Federated inference and belief sharing

Friston, K. J., Parr, T., Heins, C., Constant, A., Friedman, D., Isomura, T., Fields, C., Verbelen, T., Ramstead, M., Clippinger, J., et al. (2024) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Embodied and Extended CognitionLanguage and cultural evolution

Cited by 30

Cultivating creativity: predictive brains and the enlightened room problem

Constant, A., Friston, K. J., & Clark, A. (2024) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Embodied and Extended CognitionCreativity in Education and Neuroscience

Cited by 19

Active inference goes to school: the importance of active learning in the age of large language models

Di Paolo, L. D., White, B., Guénin-Carlut, A., Constant, A., & Clark, A. (2024) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Embodied and Extended CognitionDigital Education and Society

Cited by 14