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To Be Energy-Efficient, Brains Predict Their Perceptions | Quanta Magazine

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Results from neural networks support the idea that brains are “prediction machines” — and that they work that way to conserve energy.

To Be Energy-Efficient, Brains Predict Their Perceptions | Quanta Magazine Home To Be Energy-Efficient, Brains Predict Their Perceptions Read Later Share Copied! Comments Read Later Read Later neuroscience To Be Energy-Efficient, Brains Predict Their Perceptions By Anil Ananthaswamy November 15, 2021 Results from neural networks support the idea that brains are “prediction machines” — and that they work that way to conserve energy. Read Later When we are presented with an ambiguous image, what we perceive can depend on the context. Some neuroscientists see this as evidence that the brain

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