Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain — Predictive Body Budgeting and Human Perception
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
This episode explores Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett as a systems-level analysis of how predictive brain regulation shapes human perception, emotion, and behavior.
Rather than focusing on the popular myth of the “lizard brain,” the episode examines the brain as a biological system designed to manage the body’s energy budget through prediction. By analyzing the incentive structures that allow simplified neuroscience narratives to persist, the episode shows how cultural…
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