Pervasiveness of Ensemble Perception - Not Just Your Average Review

"This Element outlines the recent understanding of ensemble representations in perception in a holistic way aimed to engage the general audience, novel and expert alike. The Element highlights the ubiquitous nature of this summary process, paving the way for a discussion of the theoretical and cortical underpinnings, and why ensemble encoding should be considered a basic, inherently necessary component of human perception. Following an overview of the topic, including a brief history of the field, the Element introduces overarching themes and a corresponding outline of the present work"--

List of contents

1. Introduction and scope; 2. What is summarized?; 3. Theoretical accounts; 4. Neural mechanisms; 5. Foundational processing; 6. Conclusions; References.

Summary

This Element highlights the ubiquitous nature of ensemble representations in perception, paving the way for a discussion of why ensemble encoding should be considered a basic, inherently necessary component of human perception.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer E. Corbett, Jennifer E. (Brunel University London) Ut Corbett, Jennifer E. (Ohio State University) Utoch Corbett, Shaul Hochstein, Igor Utochkin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9781009222709
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0922270-9
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Perception
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Perception, PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology, Neurosciences, Interdisciplinary studies, Cognition and cognitive psychology