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Neurons function as self-interested agents maximizing energy efficiency.
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Multiple studies using the free-energy principle and thermodynamics demonstrate that neurons and neural networks function to minimize free energy and optimize energy efficiency.

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2018 · cited by 11
Paper 0 formulates neural computational processes and recognition dynamics around minimizing variational free energy.
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The retrieved papers strongly support the framing of neural systems operating under principles of free-energy minimization and optimal thermodynamic efficiency (Papers 0, 4, 7). There are no refuting papers.

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2026 · cited by 1
Paper 4 notes that internal generative processes and neural dynamics operate to minimize free energy.
2022 · cited by 1
Paper 7 confirms through in vitro neural networks that variational free energy minimization predicts neuronal self-organization.
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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8204 Aug 2026
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