Perceiving Geometry Geometrical Illusions Explained by Natural Scene Statistics /

• Main Authors: Howe, Catherine Q. (Author), Purves, Dale (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Ophthalmology.; Neurobiology.; Neuropsychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Biomedicine.; Cognitive Psychology.

Understanding vision, whether from a neurobiological, psychological or philosophical perspective, represents a daunting challenge that has been pursued for millennia. During at least the last few centuries, natural philosophers, and more recently vision scientists, have recognized that a fundamental...

Table of Contents:

• The Geometry of Natural Scenes
• Line Length
• Angles
• Size
• Distance
• The Müller-Lyer Illusion
• The Poggendorff Illusion
• Implications.