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Bayesian reasoning implicated in some mental disorders

An 18th century math theorem may help explain some people's processing flaws

Bayesian brains

MISGUIDED MATH  English clergyman Thomas Bayes formulated a way to calculate the likelihood of an event based on prior knowledge. Bad Bayesian reasoning could be why perceptions of reality get muddled in people with certain mental disorders.

M. Telfer

By Laura Sanders

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