top-down control hypothesis
C42851
concept
The top-down control hypothesis proposes that higher-level cognitive processes, such as attention and expectations, actively shape and regulate lower-level sensory and motor systems to guide perception and behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| top-down control hypothesis canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: top-down control hypothesis
Generated description
The top-down control hypothesis proposes that higher-level cognitive processes, such as attention and expectations, actively shape and regulate lower-level sensory and motor systems to guide perception and behavior.
Instances (1)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Hairston–Smith–Slobodkin hypothesis | — |