The nature of illusory contour computation.

Full Abstract

Neural correlates of illusory contour perception have been found in both the early and the higher visual areas. But the locus and the mechanism for its computation remain elusive. Psychophysical evidence provided in this issue of Neuron shows that perceptual contour completion is likely done in the early visual cortex in a cascade manner using horizontal connections.

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Author information

Author/s: Lee, Tai Sing (TS);

Affiliation: Computer Science Department, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Rm 115, Mellon Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article

Journal: Neuron (Neuron), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 33 (issue 5) : pp 667-8

Dates: Created 2002/03/06; Completed 2002/03/29; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11879643, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentOn: Neuron. 2002 Feb 28;33(5):805-13. (PMID: 11879656)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Animals
Form Perception - physiology
Humans
Neurons - physiology
Optical Illusions

Optical Illusions
Psychophysics
Visual Cortex - cytology; physiology
Visual Fields
Visual Perception - physiology

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