Nature Framework: Brain as Dynamic Prediction Engine, Not Filing Cabinet

MacrinePhD · x · 2026-08-31

Lisa Feldman Barrett and Earl Miller propose a new framework in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, arguing the brain is a dynamic prediction engine rather than a passive filing cabinet. It actively projects categories onto the world driven by predictive feedback and energy regulation. A Quanta Magazine article details how this view explains the brain's handling of sensory noise.

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