Prediction, cognition and the brain

The term "predictive brain" depicts one of the most relevant concepts in cognitive neuroscience which emphasizes the importance of "looking into the future", namely prediction, preparation, anticipation, prospection or expectations in various cognitive domains. Analogously, it ha...

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Published in:Frontiers in human neuroscience 2010, Vol.4, p.25-25
Main Authors: Bubic, Andreja, von Cramon, D Yves, Schubotz, Ricarda I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anticipation
Brain research
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Decision making
expectation
internal models
Nervous system
Neuroscience
Neurosciences
novelty detection
prediction
Sensory perception
simulation
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Summary:The term "predictive brain" depicts one of the most relevant concepts in cognitive neuroscience which emphasizes the importance of "looking into the future", namely prediction, preparation, anticipation, prospection or expectations in various cognitive domains. Analogously, it has been suggested that predictive processing represents one of the fundamental principles of neural computations and that errors of prediction may be crucial for driving neural and cognitive processes as well as behavior. This review discusses research areas which have recognized the importance of prediction and introduces the relevant terminology and leading theories in the field in an attempt to abstract some generative mechanisms of predictive processing. Furthermore, we discuss the process of testing the validity of postulated expectations by matching these to the realized events and compare the subsequent processing of events which confirm to those which violate the initial predictions. We conclude by suggesting that, although a lot is known about this type of processing, there are still many open issues which need to be resolved before a unified theory of predictive processing can be postulated with regard to both cognitive and neural functioning.
ISSN:1662-5161
1662-5161
DOI:10.3389/fnhum.2010.00025