According to a study, the brain can predict the future

It has been discovered that the brain can make temporal predictions in different parts of this organ by means of two "clocks".

The study, conducted by scientists at the University of California at Berkeley, USA, indicates that there are "two different ways" by which these brain systems "not only allow us to exist", but "d & rsquo; To actively anticipate the future, "said Assaf Breska, research specialist, informed the Science Daily portal.

The rhythm-based system "is sensitive to periodic events, such as what is innate to speech and music". On the other hand, "the interval system provides a more general anticipation capability, sensitive to temporal regularities even in the absence of a rhythmic signal".

An example of the first situation would be to move the body before the first note of the expected music, while the second would be illustrated by depressing the accelerator pedal a fraction of a second before the light change. .

This discovery challenges the idea that a single brain system manages all our temporal needs, but that we benefit from other support. N24