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When there is feedback in neurons, what do you think that conveys?

I agree it is not some simple error correction like what is propagated backwards, but it happens often and I presume its something useful or it wouldn't be there.

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Top down predictions are likely mediated by feedback connections from higher to lower areas. Functions include possibly encoding a generative prior for prediction, speeding up inference. They also play an important role in coding more informative error signals than simple derivatives and are part of how the brain learns even as it predicts.

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