Abstract
Object knowledge can exert on important influence on even the earliest stages of visual processing. This study demonstrates how a familiarity bias, acquired only briefly before testing, can affect the subsequent segmentation of an otherwise ambiguous figure-ground array, in favor of perceiving the familiar shape as figure. The behavioral data are then replicated using a biologically plausible neural network model that employs feedback connections to implement the demonstrated familiarity bias.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 29th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci2007) |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of a Meeting held 1-4 August, 2007 in Nashville TN |
Publisher | Curran Associates Inc. |
Pages | 1629-1634 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | N/A |
Edition | N/A |
ISBN (Print) | 9781605605074 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |