FeaturedNeuroscience·August 4, 2022·3 min readYour Brain Is a Prediction Machine That Is Always ActiveThe brain constantly acts as a prediction machine, continuously comparing sensory information with internal predictions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 27, 2021·4 min readThe Brain Is a Prediction Machine, and Music Reveals How It WorksStudy provides empirical evidence to show the brain's predictive ability forms the basis for musical phrasing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 22, 2021·5 min readFly Brains Make Predictions, Possibly Using Universal Design PrinciplesFindings suggest prediction may be a general feature of animal nervous systems in supporting quick behavioral changes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2021·3 min readBrain Activity Foreshadows Changes in Stock PricesIncreased activity in the nucleus accumbens forecasted an increase in stock price within the next day, whereas increased activity in the anterior insular was predictive of whether a stock price would flip or change direction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 24, 2020·7 min readBrain Waves Guide Us in Spotlighting SurprisesA dynamic interplay of different brainwave frequencies, not dedicated networks, governs how the brain acts to a novel surprise and downplays predictable stimuli.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 8, 2020·6 min readBrain Region Implicated in Predicting the Consequences of ActionsThe anterior cingulate cortex plays a key role in how the brain can simulate the results of different actions and make the best decisions.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 24, 2020·5 min readHumans Are Impatient, Even Down to SecondsTime feels longer when experiencing it, and the amount of reward is devalued when it is delayed, a new study on impatience in humans reveals.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·March 5, 2020·5 min readUnderstanding how the brain predicts could make treating autism easierUnderstanding how the brain decides what it should pay attention to is key to understanding how prediction plays a tole in autism.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 18, 2020·2 min readMusic helps researchers find link between prediction and pleasureExposing subjects to music composed in an unfamiliar scale, researchers test whether reward can be derived solely from newly formed predictions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 6, 2019·5 min read‘I knew that was going to happen:’ Déjà vu and the ‘postdictive’ biasWhen intense feelings of prediction accompanied deja vu, they were strongly correlated with feelings of postdiction. High degrees of familiarity that accompany deja vu also carry through to postdictive bias.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 20, 2018·4 min readTo Predict the Future, the Brain Has Two ClocksResearchers report there are two distinct ways in which we make temporal predictions, and these rely on different parts of the brain. The findings offer a new perspective on how humans calculate when to make a move.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 18, 2018·4 min readOur Brain Predicts Words Before They Are PronouncedResearchers report the brain is not only able to anticipate the conclusion of sentences, it can also anticipate an auditory stimulus and determine the phonemes or specific words a speaker is going to pronounce.Read More
