Cognitive-behavior therapy facilitates changes in thinking patterns in the cortex,which in turn affects the emotional brain.This is called ______________.

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Top-down processing refers to the influence of higher-level cognitive processes, such as expectations and beliefs, on the processing of incoming sensory information. In this case, cognitive-behavior therapy (a higher-level cognitive process) is facilitating changes in thinking patterns (top-down processing) in the cortex, which is then affecting the emotional brain.

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Facilitates Changes in Thinking Patterns in the Cortex,which