Parts of recognition
DD Hoffman, WA Richards - Cognition, 1984 - Elsevier
DD Hoffman, WA Richards
Cognition, 1984•ElsevierWe propose that, for the task of object recognition, the visual system decomposes shapes
into parts, that it does so using a rule defining part boundaries rather than part shapes, that
the rule exploits a uniformity of nature—transversality, and that parts with their descriptions
and spatial relations provide a first index into a memory of shapes. This rule allows an
explanation of several visual illusions. We stress the role inductive inference in our theory
and conclude with a pre´ cis of unsolved problems.
into parts, that it does so using a rule defining part boundaries rather than part shapes, that
the rule exploits a uniformity of nature—transversality, and that parts with their descriptions
and spatial relations provide a first index into a memory of shapes. This rule allows an
explanation of several visual illusions. We stress the role inductive inference in our theory
and conclude with a pre´ cis of unsolved problems.
Abstract
We propose that, for the task of object recognition, the visual system decomposes shapes into parts, that it does so using a rule defining part boundaries rather than part shapes, that the rule exploits a uniformity of nature—transversality, and that parts with their descriptions and spatial relations provide a first index into a memory of shapes. This rule allows an explanation of several visual illusions. We stress the role inductive inference in our theory and conclude with a pre´cis of unsolved problems.
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