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Natural groups of transformations underlying apparent motion and perceived object shape and color

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2002

David H. Foster
Affiliation:
Department of Optometry and Neuroscience, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, M60 1QD, United Kingdomd.h.foster@umist.ac.uk http://www.op.umist.ac.uk/dhf.html/

Abstract

Shepard's analysis of how shape, motion, and color are perceptually represented can be generalized. Apparent motion and shape may be associated with a group of spatial transformations, accounting for rigid and plastic motion, and perceived object color may be associated with a group of illuminant transformations, accounting for the discriminability of surface-reflectance changes and illuminant changes beyond daylight. The phenomenological and mathematical parallels between these perceptual domains may indicate common organizational rules, rather than specific ecological adaptations. [Barlow; Hecht; Kubovy & Epstein; Schwartz; Shepard; Todorovič]

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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