title: Vision: filling in and pop out.
abstract: The 'pop out' of a distinctive element embedded in a regular pattern, and the 'filling in' of a blind spot, are dramatic manifestations of the way context affects visual perception. Recent studies shed light on the neurophysiological bases of these phenomena.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Nottingham, University Park, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derrington
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005123:Eye / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*