A novel model of divergent predictive perception
Neuroscience of Consciousness February 12, 2024 Reshanne R Reeder, Giovanni Sala, Tessa M Van Leeuwen
Abstract Predictive processing theories state that our subjective experience of reality is shaped by a balance of expectations based on previous knowledge about the world (i.e. priors) and confidence in sensory input from the environment. Divergent experiences (e.g. hallucinations and synaesthesia) are likely to occur when there is an imbalance between one’s reliance on priors and sensory...