Neuronal Mechanisms of Contour Integration Investigated by Combining Psychophysical Experiments with Probabilistic Modelling
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چکیده
Contour integration is a dynamical process which links oriented, local elements into the percept of a coherent contour. Detailed psychophysical studies have described the basic properties of this process. In particular, studies on a contourdetection paradigm where subjects have to find a continuous path of Gabor elements embedded in a background of randomly orientated Gabor elements have demonstrated the impact of several stimulus parameters on contour integration. For example, element distance, alignment of the elements relative to the contour path, or curvature of the contour path itself influence the saliency of a contour [1].
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