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From Neuron to Gestalt: Mechanisms of Visual Perception

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The study of visual perception is one of the most fascinating areas of modern brain research. About one quarter of the human cerebral cortex (a third in the monkey) is predominantly dedicated to the analysis of visual information [347]. We depend on visual stimuli for the majority of our experiences; they tell us where things are, and how they move. Among all the sense modalities, research has advanced the furthest in the field of vision. However, the techniques and paradigms developed to explore vision may also be useful for studying other sensory modalities. In presenting a review of the mechanisms of visual perception in humans and higher mammals, we thus intend to give the reader a better understanding not only of vision, but of sensory processing in general (see also [59,111,195,312,341]).

“Perception remains the most solid basis for sensory physiology” Richard Jung [169]

Dedicated to the memory of Otto Creutzfeldt (1927–1992)

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