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(04) Nov 10, 2014, Features, Forms, and visual objects (ag)

Topics addressed in the lecture:

  • Gestalt principles of perceptual organization
  • Effect of visual context on V1 responses
  • Representation of complex patterns in the ventral visual pathway
  • Position invariance and complex-cell encoding
  • Figure-ground segregation
  • Border ownership and illusory contours
  • Binding-by-synchronization hypothesis 

Examples for question you should be able to answer:

  • Neurons in different visual areas along the ventral pathway are selective for increasingly complex visual patterns. For which property of a visual stimulus do the neurons in higher visual areas of the ventral pathway become less selective?
  • Explain how the Gestalt principle of “good continuation” could be supported by contextual modulation of receptive fields in primary visual cortex? 

Important concepts:

  • Perceptual grouping
  • Contour integration
  • Horizontal connectivity
  • Figure-ground segregation
  • Border ownership
  • Binding-by-synchronization 

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Last update of this page: Dec 3, 2014