Prediction and behavior are not completely separate, but their relationship is subtle. First, the neocortex appeared on the evolutionary scene after animals already evolved sophisticated behaviors. Therefore, the survival value of the cortex must first be understood in terms of the incremental improvements it could bestow upon the animals’ existing behaviors. Behavior came first, then intelligence. Second, most of what we sense is heavily dependent on what we do and how we move in the world. Therefore prediction and behavior are closely related.
