What if you’ve never actually seen reality?In this investigation, we test a simple idea:If perception worked like a rendering system… what would we expect to find?We break it down step by step:• Is perception direct?• Is perception complete?• Or is something constructing what you see?From blind spots and attention limits…to predictive processing and real-time updates…the evidence points to a surprising structure:You are not receiving reality directly.You are experiencing something generated.If true, this raises a deeper question:What exactly is being rendered… and from what?This episode explores:• Predictive processing (Friston, Seth, Clark)• Attention and perception limits• The brain’s internal model of reality• Why perception must be fast, selective, and constructed📚 RESOURCES / FURTHER READINGPredictive Processing / Brain as Prediction SystemRao, R. P. N., & Ballard, D. H. (1999)Predictive coding in the visual cortexhttps://www.nature.com/articles/nn0999_79Friston, K. (2010)The free-energy principle: a unified brain theory?https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn2787Clark, A. (2013)Whatever next? Predictive brains, situated agents, and the future of cognitive sciencehttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X12000477Seth, A. (2021)Being You: A New Science of ConsciousnessPerception as Construction / InterfaceHoffman, D. (2019)The Case Against RealitySeth, A.TED Talk: Your brain hallucinates your conscious realityhttps://www.ted.com/talks/anil_seth_your_brain_hallucinates_your_conscious_realityAttention & Limited ProcessingJames, W. (1890)The Principles of PsychologyBroadbent, D. (1958)Perception and CommunicationChange BlindnessSimons, D. J., & Chabris, C. F. (1999)Gorillas in our midsthttps://www.chabris.com/Simons1999.pdfRensink, R. A. (2002)Change detectionhttps://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.53.100901.135125Blind Spot / Visual Filling-InRamachandran, V. S. (1992)Blind spots and perceptual filling-inKomatsu, H. (2006)The neural mechanisms of perceptual filling-inhttps://doi.org/10.1038/nrn1869Efficient Coding / CompressionBarlow, H. (1961)Possible principles underlying the transformation of sensory messagesAttneave, F. (1954)Some informational aspects of visual perceptionMultisensory Integration (McGurk Effect)McGurk, H., & MacDonald, J. (1976)Hearing lips and seeing voiceshttps://www.nature.com/articles/264746a0Philosophy of PerceptionKant, I.Critique of Pure ReasonIf you enjoyed this, subscribe for more investigations into:reality, perception, consciousness, and the structure of experience.