Accession Number:

ADA247173

Title:

Visual Processing in Texture Segregation

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Sep 1988-30 Sep 1991

Corporate Author:

OREGON UNIV EUGENE DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Beck, Jacob

Report Date:

1991-12-17

Pagination or Media Count:

47.0

Abstract:

Two types of texture segregation occurs. Preattentive texture segregation has been shown to occur as a result of differences in the outputs of Gabor filters that operate on intensity values and as a result of the grouping of discrete elements through edge alignment and lightness similarity. Texture segregation based on these properties occurs preattentively. A second type of texture segregation appears to depend on attention. Texture segregation based on the 3D interpretation of projected shapes appears to require a focusing of attention. Attention acts to trigger texture segregation. Attention is required to see a 2D figure as three-dimensional. The 3D interpretation is propagated in parallel or rapidly to the other figures in the pattern and texture segregation occurs in terms of the differences in the perceived orientations off the 3D figures. A necessary condition for texture segregation is the rapid processing of stimulus differences. Texture segregation does not occur if discrimination of the relevant stimulus differences requires sequential attentional processing. Vision, Texture segregation.

Descriptors:

• *PERCEPTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
• *VISUAL PERCEPTION
• *SHAPE
• ALIGNMENT
• THREE DIMENSIONAL
• VISION
• FILTERS
• DISCRIMINATION
• TEXTURE
• ATTENTION
• INTENSITY
• EDGES
• PROCESSING
• PATTERNS

Subject Categories:

• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE