Andy Clark - How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
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Theory of Mind as Prediction Machines and Potential Applications
This chapter explores the theory that our minds are prediction machines and its potential applications in understanding social and cultural norms, functional medical disorders, and computational psychiatry. It discusses a case study of unseating hidden predictions causing functional blindness and addresses concerns about grand unifying theories and the importance of concrete claims for testing the theory's elements. Additionally, it touches on practical interventions for depression, the use of psychedelic drugs, and the idea of unconscious predictions and premonitions.
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