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#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works

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The role of brain predictions in empathy

The brain is always making predictions using past experiences to make sense of new information. Without this ability, people can be experientially blind. This is demonstrated by showing people a blobby image before and after showing them a photograph. The brain's predictions allowed them to see an object in the blobby image after seeing the photograph.

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