ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
Mnemonic and predictive influences on sensory processing: mapping the neural computations
Processing the present (perception) is shaped by past experiences (memory) and current expectations of future events (prediction). The Bayesian brain hypothesis formalizes this idea, positing that living agents maintain a model of the world, built upon memories and entailing predictions of likely causes of sensations. Prediction is mediated by multiple brain regions such as sensory neocortex and the hippocampus, and my research has pinpointed several neural mechanisms of prediction across task contexts. Brain networks mediating prediction are also crucial for memory, suggesting they are closely related. However, emerging evidence indicates that predictive processing may disrupt memory…
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