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Neuroscientists Decipher Brain’s Response to Unexpected Sensory Stimuli

Scientists have discovered how two brain regions, the neocortex and the thalamus, work together to detect discrepancies between what animals expect from their environment and what actually happens. These prediction errors are implemented by selectively amplifying unexpected sensory information. These findings augment our understanding of predictive processing in the brain and could provide insight into […]