Abstract In 1912, Max Wertheimer published his paper on phi motion, widely recognized as
the start of Gestalt psychology. Because of its continued relevance in modern psychology …

Most of our knowledge about the functional organization of neuronal systems is based on
the analysis of the firing patterns of individual neurons that have been recorded one by one …

Surprising as it may seem, research shows that we rarely see what we are looking at unless
our attention is directed to it. This phenomenon can have serious life-and-death …

A principle of perceptual organization, called uniform connectedness (UC), is described, and
a theoretical approach to perceptual organization is proposed in which this principle plays a …

The two contrasting theoretical approaches to visual perception, the constructivist and the
ecological, are briefly presented and illustrated through their analyses of space and size …

Singer, 1994). The basis for this argument is that it is necessary to “tag” each visual neuron
to signify the object to which its activity relates. Each neuron therefore has to carry two …

A review of the field of lightness perception from Helmholtz to the present shows the most
adequate theories of lightness perception to be the intrinsic image models. Nevertheless …

Los Angeles, California 90089 that are postulated by classical neural networks, it is
important to introduce an important parameter. Although not often made explicit, it is …

Intended for courses in sensation and perception, this book covers the anatomy, physiology
and phenomenology of the way humans sense and perceive the world. It is grounded in …

A new principle of grouping is proposed that is based on elements being located within a
common region of space. Demonstrations analogous to Wertheimer's original displays show …