Anil Seth - How Our Minds Predict Our Reality
In this episode, Wendy speaks with cognitive scientist Anil Seth about his work on consciousness and the mind. They discuss:\nthe idea of the brain as a prediction machine;\nhow perception is a kind of "controlled" hallucination;\nthe self as a construction and implications for psychiatric disorders;\nconnections between this view of the mind and Buddhist ideas;\nhow these views might inform our subjective experience;\nthe important role of the body in perception;\nthe connection between life and mind (and Anil's views on panpsychism);\nemotions as prediction and interoception;\nthe question of free will;\ncommunicating science to a public audience, and other topics.\nFull show notes and resources