Jason Clarke

Dr. Jason Clarke, a cognitive scientist at the University of West London and author of *Constructing Experience*, dives into the brain's role as a prediction machine. He explores how expectation shapes perception and discusses the hierarchy of predictions influencing sensory experiences. Clarke explains the importance of attention in consciousness and highlights experiments revealing inattentional blindness and expectation-driven phenomena. He also connects these ideas to clinical implications, particularly in understanding hallucinations and mental health conditions.