Re:Our brain is a prediction machine that is always active
by wpietri on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @10:18AM
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Is that one of its right predictions? Or one of the wrong?
A bias toward wrong predictions can be adaptive. If a wild animal comes across something that is 99% safe and 1% fatal, it could well be better off predicting doom and fleeing just in case.
A bias toward wrong predictions can be adaptive. If a wild animal comes across something that is 99% safe and 1% fatal, it could well be better off predicting doom and fleeing just in case.