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#456 - David Robson - The Psychological Power Of Expectations

Modern Wisdom

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Adaptive Prediction Machine

Wright: 'I'm trying to work out why this is adaptive. Why it seems to work across like a million different mechanisms' He says the brain works as "a prediction machine" that builds simulations of what's going on around us. The body then responds by getting ready for challenges, he adds.

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