Brain Prediction

The article presents the claim that people consciously render only about 80% of reality. The brain anticipates the immediate future and compares expectations with incoming reality. Perception is partly constructed from prediction, expectat…

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The article presents the claim that people consciously render only about 80% of reality. The brain anticipates the immediate future and compares expectations with incoming reality. Perception is partly constructed from prediction, expectation, and attention rather than being a complete recording of the world. Brain filtering can prevent physically present objects from entering conscious awareness.