Smarter Not Harder cover image

Dr. Karl Friston: Why Health Care Practitioners Should Learn About Artificial Intelligence

Smarter Not Harder

00:00

What Is DCM?

The DCM is basically the modeling tool of causal systems that have time and dynamics. In this instance, the complex system just happened to be the spread of a virus which has a circular causality. So we were happily applying it, pre-COVID, to the spread of neuronal activity among populations of neurons in the brain. And then of course, lockdown came in the UK, and it was within 24 hours, we had the bright idea: well, if we're now the world experts in characterizing the spread of neural activity amongst neuronal populations, why can’t we become the world experts on spreading viruses?

Play episode from 30:17
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app