%0 Journal Article %T Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Pathology of Self-Confidence? %J - %D 2019 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2019.02.005 %X A striking change OCD patients repeatedly describe following treatment with deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral anterior limb of internal capsule (vALIC) is an immediate increase in self-confidence. We show how the DBS-induced changes in self-confidence reported by our patients can be understood neurocognitively in terms of active inference %U https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(19)30060-9