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Andy Clark: The Experience Machine

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Dec 10, 2024
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INSIGHT

Predictive Processing and Experience

  • Experience arises from the meeting point of brain predictions and actual sensory information.
  • This interplay is modulated by processes like precision weighting, shaping our perception of reality.
ANECDOTE

Green Needle Brainstorm Illusion

  • The "green needle brainstorm" audio illusion demonstrates how predictions influence perception.
  • The same audio can be heard differently based on visual cues, highlighting prediction's role.
INSIGHT

Action and Prediction Error Minimization

  • Predictive processing provides a unified framework for understanding both perception and action.
  • Action involves making the world conform to our predictions, minimizing prediction errors through movement.
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