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Multistable situations can help us in understanding the processes in the visual system and in identifying rules, constraints, limits, ways in which extra perceptual elements contribute to the formation of visual objects. An example of the use of multistable situations is given by the research on stroboscopic alternative motions. Another example is the series of investigations aimed at identifying the factors determining figure-ground separation. In both cases we have studied the very first perceptual organization, and we have always found an absolute prevalence of the autochthonous factors. We conclude that perception (always considered as a primary process leading to the constitution of visual objects) is essentially encapsulated from top-down influences.
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Kanizsa, G., Luccio, R. (1995). Multistability as a Research Tool in Experimental Phenomenology. In: Kruse, P., Stadler, M. (eds) Ambiguity in Mind and Nature. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 64. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78411-8_4
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