When the world becomes ‘too real’: a Bayesian explanation of autistic perception
When the world becomes ‘too real’: a Bayesian explanation of autistic perception
E. Pellicano,D. Burr
2012 · DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2012.08.009
Trends in Cognitive Sciences · 1,022 Citations
TLDR
It is suggested that attenuated Bayesian priors - 'hypo-priors' - may be responsible for the unique perceptual experience of autistic people, leading to a tendency to perceive the world more accurately rather than modulated by prior experience.
