word
Predictive Processing
preh-DIK-tiv PROH-ses-ing
/prɪˈdɪktɪv ˈproʊsɛsɪŋ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
predictiveprocessing
Dictionary meaning
Neuroscientific framework proposing that the brain constantly generates predictions about sensory input and updates them when prediction errors occur
Examples
- Predictive processing accounts for why optical illusions persist even after we know they are illusions.
Synonyms: predictive coding
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