Ever feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of sensory information your brain processes daily? On average, humans are bombarded with 11 million sensory bits per second, yet our brains consciously process only a fraction of that. How do we make sense of the chaos? The answer lies in two critical psychological processes: bottom-up and top-down processing. These mechanisms help us navigate complex environments, whether it's identifying a familiar face in a crowd or reacting instinctively to a sudden

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