The brain can rapidly update its perceptual predictions when given new information, dramatically changing what is consciously experienced even when the sensory information itself remains physically identical

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Anil Seth

Evidence Quote

The remarkable thing is the sensory information coming into the brain hasn't changed at all. All that's changed is your brain's best guess of the causes of that sensory information.

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Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality | Anil Seth | TEDTED
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:50:20 PM

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