Recent research indicates that perceptual learning (PL)—experience-induced changes in
the way perceivers extract information—plays a larger role in complex cognitive tasks …

Although object-related areas were discovered in human parietal cortex a decade ago,
surprisingly little is known about the nature and purpose of these representations, and how …

James J. Gibson began the preface to The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception
(1979/2015), by remarking “Vision is a strange and wonderful business.” This is no less true …

There is a high-capacity store of brief time span (∼ 1000 ms) which information enters from
perceptual processing, often called iconic memory or sensory memory. It is proposed that a …

This chapter discusses the phenomena of perceptual completion. First, a historic overview
on the phenomena of amodal and modal completion is given. Next, various approaches and …

Occlusion is a primary challenge facing the visual system in perceiving object shapes in
intricate natural scenes. Although behavior, neurophysiological, and modeling studies have …

Geometry is closely linked to visual perception; yet, very little is known about the geometry of
visual processing beyond early retinotopic organization. We present a variety of perceptual …

In addition to seeing objects that are directly in view, we also represent objects that are
merely implied (eg, by occlusion, motion, and other cues). What can imply the presence of …

During dynamic occlusion, an object passes behind an occluding surface and then later
reappears. Even when completely occluded from view, such objects are experienced as …

Moving objects in the world present a challenge to the visual system, in that they often move
in and out of view as they are occluded by other surfaces. Nevertheless, the ability to track …