#320 — Constructing Self and World
Making Sense with Sam Harris
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Weight of sensory data in generative models
When attending to something, the sensory data is given more weight in determining the contents of the generative model. This is a constant interplay between the likelihood of the data and the priors, where sensory information can override prior expectations. Despite only a small portion of the visual scene being seen in color and accurately at any given time, the brain creates a coherent and colorful representation of the entire scene.
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