When you mishear something, your brain usually tries to guess what it was - and it mostly gives you the things you'd expect to hear.
A new study shows how our brain tries to predict the bits of information it doesn't know.
Let's find out more.
A new study about how our brains work
Humans rely on their senses to perceive the world, but neuroscience research shows that our brain constantly generates predictions about what will happen next.
A team of neuroscientists at TU Dresden found that these predictions also shape how we perceive sounds through the entire auditory pathway.
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), they discovered that the brain's subcortical nuclei encode sounds differently based on whether they were expected or unexpected.
It can help us understand our brains better
These findings suggest that our subjective beliefs about the physical world heavily influence our perception of reality.
The research opens new possibilities for understanding sensory processing and its impact on cognitive disorders like dyslexia.
