Karl J. Friston
Professor of Imaging Neuroscience/Wellcome Principal Research Fellow
Karl Friston is a theoretical neuroscientist and authority on brain imaging. He invented statistical parametric mapping (SPM), voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and dynamic causal modelling (DCM). His main contribution to theoretical neurobiology is a free-energy principle for action and perception (active inference).
Achievements
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ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholar
Listed among the top-ranked scholars on ScholarGPS in medicine.
2025
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University College London
Publicly affiliated with University College London.
2025
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Neurology
Recognized in ScholarGPS rankings for neurology.
2025
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Tier: FREE
Member since: 4/28/2025