Topic: Bayesian prior

Neural representations of statistical probability and uncertainty are critical for brain function and behavior (Ma and Jazayeri 2014), and it is particularly important that the brain learn temporal relationships since they can infer causation and allow predictions about future events. Influential models assume this information is available in the brain, but many details are speculative and direct evidence remains elusive. Multiple labs (Bear, Berry, Buonomano, Buschman, Carandini, Fiser, Gavornik, Hawkins, Keller, Mrsic-Flogel, Hussain Shuler, Shouval) have demonstrated that primary visual c