Figural Synthesis

The aim of this book, originally published in 1984, was to bring together a number of approaches to this important topic. Significant advances had been made in the two decades before publication in our understanding of many aspects of the coding that occurs along the visual pathways.

List of contents

Preface. 1. Form Perception: Experience and Explanations Julian Hochberg 2. The Role of Perceptual Interrelations in Figural Synthesis Walter C. Gogel 3. Local and Global Computational Factors in Visual Pattern Recognition David H. Foster 4. Some Global Properties of Binocular Resonances: Disparity Matching, Filling-in, and Figure-Ground Synthesis Michael A. Cohen and Stephen Grossberg 5. On the Specification of Coding Principles for Visual Image Processing Terry Caelli 6. Image Transforms in the Visual System Patrick Cavanaugh 7. Local and Global Factors in Figural Synthesis Peter C. Dodwell 8. Figural Synthesis by Vectorfields: Geometric Neuropsychology William C. Hoffman 9. Two Constraints on Early Orientation Selection in Dot Patterns Steven W. Zucker. Author Index. Subject Index.

Product details

• Authors: Peter C. Caelli Dodwell
• Assisted by: Caelli Terry (Editor), Dodwell Peter C. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2025
• EAN: 9780367713508
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71350-8
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Psychology Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology