Which stimulus and person characteristics determine aesthetic appreciation? For many
centuries, philosophers and scientists have been trying to solve this complex puzzle …

The neural coding of space centres on three foundational cell types: place cells, head
direction cells and grid cells. One notable characteristic of these neurons is the symmetry …

Perception depends not only on the current sensory input but also on the preceding history
of stimuli. In serial dependence (SD), for example, the orientation of a Gabor patch is …

This review of symmetry perception has six parts. Psychophysical studies have investigated
symmetry perception for over 100 years (part 1). Neuroscientific studies on symmetry …

Several computational models explain how symmetry might be detected and represented in
the human brain. However, while there is an abundance of psychophysical studies on …

Visual symmetry at fixation generates a bilateral Event Related Potential (ERP) called the
Sustained Posterior Negativity (SPN). Symmetry presented in the left visual hemifield …

It is now possible for scientists to publicly catalogue all the data they have ever collected on
one phenomenon. For a decade, we have been measuring a brain response to visual …

Symmetrical objects only project a symmetrical image onto the retina when viewed from
certain angles. Previous work has investigated the ERP response to visual symmetry in …

The interest in the response to contours has recently re-emerged, with various studies
suggesting a universal preference for curved over angular stimuli. Although no consensus …

Detecting 3D symmetry is important for the human visual system because many objects in
our everyday life are 3D symmetrical. Many are 3D mirror-symmetrical and others are 3D …