A new study shows that an efficient allocation of sensory resources can lead to Bayesian estimates that are biased away from the prior, accounting for effects such as the bias toward oblique angles in orientation perception.
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Pillow, J. Explaining the especially pink elephant. Nat Neurosci 18, 1435–1436 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4122
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