Professor Jakob Hohwy: What is predictive processing and what is it good for?

SEMINAR ABSTRACT
Predictive processing has emerged as an influential framework for explaining mind and cognition across several disciplines. On the one hand predictive processing has spawned a large number of studies and debates, on the other hand it seems highly abstract and beyond empirical testing. Jakob looks at where the framework is at currently, discusses the theoretical reasons for taking predictive processing seriously, addresses some common objections, and considers different kinds of research inspired by the framework.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jakob Hohwy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Jakob is the Director of the Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies (M3CS), which conducts theoretical and empirical research in consciousness science, contemplative studies, psychiatry and philosophy of mind. In his work, Jakob collaborates with neuroscientists, psychologists, and psychiatrists on consciousness, self, mental health, and wellbeing. Jakob is the author of The Predictive Mind (OUP 2013), which explains perception, consciousness, and self through the notion of the brain as primarily engaged in uncertainty reduction.
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