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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • The "Now-or-Never" bottleneck highlights critical decision-making challenges.
  • Existing approaches may overcomplicate solutions to this cognitive hurdle.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose predictive processing as a parsimonious solution to the "Now-or-Never" bottleneck.
  • To reframe the understanding of prediction's role in cognition.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of cognitive theories.
  • Re-evaluation of the "Now-or-Never" bottleneck in light of predictive processing.

Main Results:

  • Predictive processing provides a simpler, more effective solution to the bottleneck.
  • A shift in perspective is needed to recognize prediction as a core cognitive principle.

Conclusions:

  • The "Now-or-Never" bottleneck can be addressed by embracing predictive processing.
  • Understanding cognition through the lens of prediction offers significant theoretical advantages.