The self-consistent nature of visual perception
Prof
University of Pennsylvania
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Host
CompCogSci Darmstadt
Duration
70 minutes
Abstract
Vision provides us with a holistic interpretation of the world that is, with very few exceptions, coherent and consistent across multiple levels of abstraction, from scene to objects to features. In this talk I will present results from past and ongoing work in my laboratory that investigates the role top-down signals play in establishing such coherent perceptual experience. Based on the results of several psychophysical experiments I will introduce a theory of “self-consistent inference” and show how it can account for human perceptual behavior. The talk will close with a discussion of how the theory can help us understand more cognitive processes.
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