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Dec 2024
1h 18m

#97: Predictive Processing & Ultimate We...

FitMind: Neuroscience, Meditation & Mental Fitness Training
About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Shamil Chandaria, an expert in consciousness, neuroscience, and AI, shares insights from his work on human experience and the intersection of technology and well-being.

He discusses the Bayesian brain theory and the free energy principle, explaining how the brain constructs reality by predicting and updating perceptions to reduce uncertainty and surprise.

Chandaria also explores how meditation helps break habitual thought patterns, offering a deeper awareness of how the brain shapes our experience and revealing profound insights into consciousness.

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Website: www.fitmind.org

 

Show Notes

0:00 | Introduction to Dr. Shamil Chandaria

3:38 | Spiritual Awakening in Human Flourishing

4:31 | How the Brain Predicts Reality - Bayesian Brain Explained

9:26 | AI & the Human Brain

21:33 | Free Energy Principle in Wellbeing

37:30 | Befriending Difficult Emotions

43:30 | Boundless Awareness

54:00 | Effortless Action

57:17 | Psychedelics & Bayesian Brain

1:07:29 | Default Mode Network & Predictive Processing

1:13:12 | Gamma Brain Waves in Long-Term Meditators Research

 

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