Visual feature integration and the temporal correlation hypothesis

The mammalian visual system is endowed with a nearly infinite capacity for the recognition of patterns and objects. To have acquired this capability the visual system must have solved what is a fundamentally combinatorial problem. Any given image consists of a collection of features, consisting of l...

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Published in:Annual review of neuroscience 1995, Vol.18 (1), p.555-586
Main Authors: SINGER, W, GRAY, C. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cortical Synchronization
Eye and associated structures. Visual pathways and centers. Vision
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Models, Neurological
Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology
Photic Stimulation
Reaction Time
Time Factors
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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Summary:The mammalian visual system is endowed with a nearly infinite capacity for the recognition of patterns and objects. To have acquired this capability the visual system must have solved what is a fundamentally combinatorial problem. Any given image consists of a collection of features, consisting of local contrast borders of luminance and wavelength, distributed across the visual field. For one to detect and recognize an object within a scene, the features comprising the object must be identified and segregated from those comprising other objects. This problem is inherently difficult to solve because of the combinatorial nature of visual images.
ISSN:0147-006X
1545-4126
DOI:10.1146/annurev.ne.18.030195.003011