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Any picture that we see has normally well-defined contours. A cube, or a cylinder, placed in front of us, can be recognized by their sharp edges and surfaces. They could be perceived by the brain as blurred images, but instead they are seen as defined by their straight lines and clear cut circles.
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Lima-de-Faria, A. (2014). The Brain Turns Out to Have Its Own Geometry. In: Molecular Origins of Brain and Body Geometry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06056-9_20
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