Mind - Optical Illusions Show How Brain Anticipates the Future to ‘See’ the Present - NYTimes.com

Mind - Optical Illusions Show How Brain Anticipates the Future to ‘See’ the Present - NYTimes.com: "Scientists argue that the brain has evolved to see a split second into the future when it perceives motion. Because it takes the brain at least a tenth of a second to model visual information, it is working with old information. By modeling the future during movement, it is “seeing” the present."

Brain as anticipation engine is the central thesis of Jeff Hawkins' "On Intelligence".