Dear Edson, See also Chris Frith's new book 'Making up the Mind': http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Up-Mind-Creates-Mental/dp/1405160225/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/026-5085952-4646842?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189520513&sr=8-1 This describes Bayesian inference at a conceptual level, and much more besides. It is also fun to read ! I've already learnt a lot and I'm only half way through. Best, Will. Edson Amaro Junior wrote: > Dear All, > > This is a common and quite popular request. I have been reading about about using bayesian > statistics or bayesian approaches to understand brain function; but this remains unclear. Does > anyone know of a suitable text that they can recommend to shed some light on this subject? > > thanks, > > edson > > -- William D. Penny Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging University College London 12 Queen Square London WC1N 3BG Tel: 020 7833 7475 FAX: 020 7813 1420 Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~wpenny/