There is increasing evidence that imagination relies on similar neural mechanisms as
externally triggered perception. This overlap presents a challenge for perceptual reality …

We feel that we perceive events in the environment as they unfold in real-time. However, this
intuitive view of perception is impossible to implement in the nervous system due to …

The way we perceive the world is strongly influenced by our expectations. In line with this,
much recent research has revealed that prior expectations strongly modulate sensory …

Prior knowledge facilitates our perception and goal-directed behaviors, particularly when
sensory input is lacking or noisy. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the …

We constantly exploit the statistical regularities in our environment to help guide our
perception. The hippocampus has been suggested to play a pivotal role in both learning …

Perception is often described as probabilistic inference requiring an internal representation
of uncertainty. However, it is unknown whether uncertainty is represented in a task …

Temporal accumulation of evidence is crucial for making accurate judgments based on
noisy or ambiguous sensory input. The integration process leading to categorical decisions …

Predictive coding potentially provides an explanatory model for understanding the
neurocognitive mechanisms of psychosis. It proposes that cognitive processes, such as …

Perceptual-cognitive expertise is crucial in domains that require the rapid extraction of
information for anticipation (eg, sport, aviation, warfighting). Yet, published reports on the …

The function of long-term memory is not just to reminisce about the past, but also to make
predictions that help us behave appropriately and efficiently in the future. This predictive …