The essay critiques the application of Bayesian concepts to understanding consciousness, particularly in the field of neuroscience. It examines how visual illusions, such as the hollow-face illusion, are often interpreted as evidence that conscious perception is a Bayesian brain process predicting what it “should” see. The essay questions this interpretation, highlighting the lack of comparable illusions in other sensory modalities like touch or smell, and arguing that such phenomena might instead reflect perceptual mechanisms unrelated to prediction. The discussion emphasizes the need for caution in extending Bayesian frameworks to consciousness without robust evidence and explores alternative explanations, such as pattern activation, that may better account for these illusions. Continue reading Applying Bayes’ concepts to the understanding of consciousness – Some errors