In the context of perception, _____ processing involves starting with a sense of what is happening and then applying that framework to incoming information from the world.
When one or more of the sensory system, send information to the brain, and then how our brain make use of that information, this process is termed as Top-down processing.
Top down processing is a cognitive process.
It genrates with our thoughts, and goes to lower-level functions, such as the senses.
In pattern recognition, there is a use of contextual information,which takes palce with the help of Top down processing.