Surface reconstruction, figure-ground modulation, and border-ownership.
The Differentiation-Integration for Surface Completion (DISC) model aims to explain the reconstruction of visual surfaces. We find the model a valuable contribution to our understanding of figure-ground organization. We point out that, next to border-ownership, neurons in visual cortex code whether surface elements belong to a figure or the background and that this is influenced by attention. We furthermore suggest that there must be strong links between object recognition and figure-ground assignment in order to resolve the status of interior contours. Incorporation of these factors in neurocomputational models will further improve our understanding of surface reconstruction, figure-ground organization, and border-ownership.
a Department of Vision and Cognition , Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
Danique
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Jeurissen
Matthew W
MW
Self
Pieter R
PR
Roelfsema
D005556:Form Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*