Predictive feedback and conscious visual experience
The human brain continuously generates predictions about the environment based on learned regularities in the world. These predictions actively and efficiently facilitate the interpretation of incoming sensory information. We review evidence that, as a result of this facilitation, predictions direct...
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doaj-6b141c14e74248c0a10be994d16b40b32020-11-24T23:59:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782013-01-01310.3389/fpsyg.2012.0062033764Predictive feedback and conscious visual experienceMatthew F Panichello0Olivia S Cheung1Moshe eBar2Moshe eBar3Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical SchoolMassachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical SchoolBar-Ilan UniversityMassachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical SchoolThe human brain continuously generates predictions about the environment based on learned regularities in the world. These predictions actively and efficiently facilitate the interpretation of incoming sensory information. We review evidence that, as a result of this facilitation, predictions directly influence conscious experience. Specifically, we propose that predictions enable rapid generation of conscious percepts and bias the contents of awareness in situations of uncertainty. The possible neural mechanisms underlying this facilitation are discussed.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00620/fullPerceptionVisual awarenessobject recognitioncontextprimingTop-Down |
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Frontiers in Psychology |
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The human brain continuously generates predictions about the environment based on learned regularities in the world. These predictions actively and efficiently facilitate the interpretation of incoming sensory information. We review evidence that, as a result of this facilitation, predictions directly influence conscious experience. Specifically, we propose that predictions enable rapid generation of conscious percepts and bias the contents of awareness in situations of uncertainty. The possible neural mechanisms underlying this facilitation are discussed. |
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Perception Visual awareness object recognition context priming Top-Down |
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