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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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The Brain as a Prediction Machine: Anticipating Future Outcomes

This chapter explores the brain's role in predicting future events, emphasizing its function beyond mere memory recall. It examines how faulty memories contribute to an organism's ability to anticipate outcomes, highlighting the brain's sophisticated mechanisms for future planning.

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