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The perception of transparent three-dimensional objects

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: When the proximal and distal elements of wire-frame cubes are conflated, observers perceive illusory structures that no longer behave veridically. These phenomena suggest that what we normally see depends on visual associations generated by experience. The necessity of such learning may explain why the mammalian visual system is subject to a prolonged period of plasticity in early life, when novel circuits are made in enormous numbers.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.12.6517

Authors: Dale Purves, Timothy J. Andrews

Institution: Duke Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2049815314

FWCI: 0.453

Cites: 32

Cited by: 11

Related to: 10