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Evolution of the Head and Nervous System
28:01 - 42:02 (14:01)
The evolution of the head, sense organs, and nervous system allowed for the development of interoceptive and exteroceptive abilities. The brain is in constant communication with the body, predicting and confirming information received from sensory data through sense organs.
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The brain is constantly talking to itself, predicting what's going on in the body and in the world, and the information it receives confirms or corrects those predictions.
28:01 - 31:51 (03:50)
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The brain is constantly talking to itself, predicting what's going on in the body and in the world, and the information it receives confirms or corrects those predictions. Even reflexes can be influenced by factors such as the animal's ecological context, showing that the brain executes actions in a context-sensitive way.
ChapterEvolution of the Head and Nervous System
Episode#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The brain receives sensory data from both the environment and the body, and has to solve the inverse inference problem of determining the cause of those effects in order to respond appropriately.
31:51 - 33:38 (01:46)
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The brain receives sensory data from both the environment and the body, and has to solve the inverse inference problem of determining the cause of those effects in order to respond appropriately. Past experiences and memories help the brain to make these determinations and inform the decision-making process.
ChapterEvolution of the Head and Nervous System
Episode#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The brain's ability to make predictions and adjust accordingly through a "predicting and correcting" model is more efficient than constantly reacting in the moment, potentially explaining why this process evolved over time.
33:38 - 36:47 (03:08)
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The brain's ability to make predictions and adjust accordingly through a "predicting and correcting" model is more efficient than constantly reacting in the moment, potentially explaining why this process evolved over time.
ChapterEvolution of the Head and Nervous System
Episode#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The evolution of senses, motor action, and the development of the brain are all interconnected, with senses evolving in the service of motor action.
36:47 - 39:41 (02:53)
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The evolution of senses, motor action, and the development of the brain are all interconnected, with senses evolving in the service of motor action. The ability to deliberately eat other animals is believed to be the catalyst for the evolution of senses and head with sense organs.
ChapterEvolution of the Head and Nervous System
Episode#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast discusses the relationship between evolution and sense data for consciousness, and how prediction is a core component of the brain.
39:41 - 42:02 (02:21)
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This podcast discusses the relationship between evolution and sense data for consciousness, and how prediction is a core component of the brain. Also touched on is the topic of free will.