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How Does Our Brain Prepare Us For the Best Action?

How Does Our Brain Prepare Us For the Best Action?

How does your brain figure out the causes of sense data, so that it prepares the best actions? Without direct access to those causes, your brain has to guess. And so, in every moment, your brain remembers past experiences that are similar to your present circumstances, to guess what might happen in the next moment, so it can prepare your body’s next action.

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