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To do so, we extend to neural activity the maximum occupancy principle (MOP) developed for behavior, and refer to this new neural principle asNeuroMOP.NeuroMOP posits thatthegoal ofthenervoussystem istomaximize future action-state entropy, a reward-free, intrinsic motivation that entails creating allpossible activity patterns while avoiding terminal ordangerous ones.