Abstract
One of the most important tasks of the visual system in man is the recognition and identification of objects. An object within the field of view has place as well as form, color, size, texture, depth and motion. Many investigations have established the importance of shape for recognition.1 However, clinical and theoretical discussions of recognition of objects have tended to ignore the role of other visual properties in guiding recognition. This has been partly because shape information is usually more pertinent for manipulation purposes than any other object properties, but perhaps also because it is easier to think in terms of the geometry of spatial relations. Yet everyday visual experience tells one that other visual properties, such as texture, the pattern of an object’s material surface, can reliably guide recognition. For example, one can recognize a pineapple solely on the basis of the pattern of its skin, without needing to rely on additional information about its shape, size, or color. However, it is often harder to identify a lemon, an orange and even a canteloupe only on the basis of their skin pattern. How does this about?
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Vaina, L. (1987). Visual Texture for Recognition. In: Vaina, L.M. (eds) Matters of Intelligence. Synthese Library, vol 188. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3833-5_4
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