Approximation in Perceptual Completion
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Summary Normally, the perception of complete visual shapes given incomplete sensory evidence can be explained by interpolation; i.e., by the smooth monotonic connection of literally represented contour stimuli. However, in limiting conditions (e.g., the Gerbino illusion pattern) such a connection is impossible, forcing the visual system to either violate smoothness and monotonicity constraints or relax the literal representation assumption. I review evidence that figural completion may involve visual approximation rather than interpolation, and discuss the implications of such a view for perceptual theory.
Source: Gestalt theory
Author: Walter Gerbino
Institution: University of Trieste
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413003665