Neuroscience of Perception
(Modern Perspectives of Cognitive Science)
Scientific brain research forces us to revisit our ideas of perception and consciousness. Contrary to the old idea of the mind passively observing what is outside, the findings of neuroscience indicate that perception is in fact based on actively predicting what the brain will sense. This makes us the authors of our reality, actively generating the world we see and feel.
Learn from Wise Resources
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In this fascinating TED talk, Anil seth discussess his research on cosciousness. He presents perception as an active process akin to hallucination.
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In this podcast, Sam Harris discussess the topic of consciousness with Anil Seth. They present the key concepts and thought experiments of modern consciousness research and philosophy.
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In this podcast, Sam Harris discussess the topic of consciousness with Anil Seth. They present the key concepts and thought experiments of modern consciousness research and philosophy.
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This free online course gives an intoduction to the Cognitive Science Philosophy, which is focused on discussing the questions of perception and consciousness while grounding the philosophical debate in solid science.
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In this short video Anil Seth discussess the implicit beliefs our brain uses to shape perception, presenting it as an active process of prediction.
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In this TED talk, Uri Hasson presents his research on speech comprehention, indicating that the process of communication is based on two (or more) brains coupling together.
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