Hohwy, Jakob
The Predictive Mind
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199686735
- author:
- Hohwy, Jakob
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 23 x 15.4 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- Health, Family & Lifestyle, Psychology & Psychiatry, Cognition & Cognitive Psychology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Predictive Mind offers a new perspective on how our brains process information. According to this theory, the brain functions as a hypothesis-testing mechanism that strives to minimize errors in its predictions about the world.
This idea is supported by powerful theoretical arguments and has been explored through the lens of cognitive science and philosophy. The book delves into how this mechanism shapes our conscious perception, attention, and interaction with the world.
Through a combination of empirical research examples and analogies, Hohwy explains the theory's probabilistic foundations. He also examines its implications for understanding perception, mental illness, and the nature of the mind itself.
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