Emanuel Leeuwenberg

Structural Information Theory (eBook, PDF)

The Simplicity of Visual Form

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Produktbeschreibung

Structural information theory is a coherent theory about the way the human visual system organises a raw visual stimulus into objects and object parts. To humans, a visual stimulus usually has one clear interpretation even though, in theory, any stimulus can be interpreted in numerous ways. To explain this, the theory focuses on the nature of perceptual interpretations rather than on underlying process mechanisms and adopts the simplicity principle which promotes efficiency of internal resources rather than the likelihood principle which promotes veridicality in the external world. This theoretically underpinned starting point gives rise to quantitative models and verifiable predictions for many visual phenomena, including amodal completion, subjective contours, transparency, brightness contrast, brightness assimilation and neon illusions. It also explains phenomena such as induced temporal order, temporal context effects and hierarchical dominance effects, and extends to evaluative pattern qualities such as distinctiveness, interestingness and beauty.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139848404
• Artikelnr.: 38277765

Autorenporträt

Dr E. L. J. Leeuwenberg is Emeritus Associate Professor at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Towards a Theory of Visual Form: 1. Borders of perception
2. Attributes of visual form
3. Process versus representation
4. Models and principles
5. Assumptions and foundations
Part II. Applications to Visual Form: 6. Formal coding model
7. A perceptual coding manual
8. Preference effects
9. Time effects
10. Hierarchy effects
Part III. Extensions: 11. Perception beyond SIT
12. SIT beyond perception
Overview
Conclusion.