The goal of our study is a better understanding of the role of vertical mirror symmetry in
perceptual grouping. With a simple psychophysical task and a set of controlled stimuli, we …

Perceptual organization is the process of giving structure to our experience of objects,
scenes, and events in the world. The literature on this complex and fascinating topic is huge …

Perceptual grouping refers to the process of determining which regions and parts of the
visual scene belong together as parts of higher order perceptual units such as objects or …

It has previously been shown that grouping by proximity is well described by a linear
function relating the perceived orientation of a dot lattice to the ratio of the distances …

The Law of Common Fate from Gestalt psychology states that visual objects moving with the
same velocity along parallel trajectories will be perceived by a human observer as grouped …

Integration of proximity and good continuation cues is analyzed as a probabilistic inference
problem in contour grouping. A Bayesian framework was tested in a multistable dot lattice …

To study the dynamic interplay between different component processes involved in the
identification of fragmented object outlines, the authors used a discrete-identification …

For processing and segmenting visual scenes, the brain is required to combine a multitude
of features and sensory channels. It is neither known if these complex tasks involve optimal …

How do we perceptually and cognitively organize incoming stimulation? A century ago,
Gestalt psychologists posited the law of Prägnanz: psychological organization will always be …

Four experiments relying on novelty and spontaneous preference procedures were
performed to determine whether 3–4-month-old infants utilize the Gestalt principle of …