Download or read book The Predictive Mind written by Jakob Hohwy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jakob Hohwy explores a new theory in neuroscience: the idea that the brain is essentially a hypothesis-testing mechanism that attempts to minimise the error of its predictions about sensory input. He explains the rich and multifaceted character of our conscious perception, and argues that the mind has a fragile, indirect relation to the world.