Neuroscience Weekly: Why Does Your Brain Predict the Future?

<p>The human brain is constantly making predictions about what will happen next—but how does it do this? In this episode of <em>Neuroscience Weekly</em>, I explore predictive processing and how your brain uses past experiences to anticipate and interpret the world around you. </p><p>We&#39;ll look at <strong>prediction errors, perception, learning, and uncertainty</strong>, and explore what happens when your brain&#39;s expectations don&#39;t match reality. I also mention how anxiety relates to all of this.</p><p><br></p>