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A Multiscale Geometric Model of Human Vision

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The Perception of Visual Information

Abstract

A crucial factor in human perception is that we are able to move around in the three-dimensional world we live in. This induces continuous changes in the structure of the visual world as it is projected onto the retina. Much attention has been paid to the analysis of the “pictorial mode” of perception, the analysis of the retinal images as such. Gibson4.1 was one of the pioneers in this field, studying the behavior and perception of aircraft pilots during landing manoeuvers. He coined the term “ecological optics” for the study of the natural inflow of information, in which the deformation of structure, due to relative movements of objects and observer (or his eyes), is studied.

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  1. Bart M. Ter Haar Romeny
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  1. Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, 53226, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    William R. Hendee

  2. Bristol General Hospital, Guinea Street, BS1 6SY, Bristol, UK

    Peter N. T. Wells

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Ter Haar Romeny, B.M., Florack, L. (1993). A Multiscale Geometric Model of Human Vision. In: Hendee, W.R., Wells, P.N.T. (eds) The Perception of Visual Information. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6769-8_4

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