That we innately are able to anticipate even complex beats reminds me of other research where people consistently anticipate the target stimulus. My favorite theory for how we do this is that our brains are time travel machines. We take in data from the moment that just passed, which is continually modified by realtime conditions as the data is processed to project thought and action into the future by molding the past into future. Perhaps, the distance between the moment ago and now is enough for us to interpolate the line forward as much as a few seconds, so we can be good at sports, dancing, and communication. Perhaps that is why people and animals more stuck in the past have reactionary minds?
That we innately are able to anticipate even complex beats reminds me of other research where people consistently anticipate the target stimulus. My favorite theory for how we do this is that our brains are time travel machines. We take in data from the moment that just passed, which is continually modified by realtime conditions as the data is processed to project thought and action into the future by molding the past into future. Perhaps, the distance between the moment ago and now is enough for us to interpolate the line forward as much as a few seconds, so we can be good at sports, dancing, and communication. Perhaps that is why people and animals more stuck in the past have reactionary minds?