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The perception of transparent three-dimensional objects.

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Purves, D; Andrews, TJ
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
June 1997

When the proximal and distal elements of wire-frame cubes are conflated, observers perceive illusory structures that no longer behave veridically. These phenomena suggest that what we normally see depends on visual associations generated by experience. The necessity of such learning may explain why the mammalian visual system is subject to a prolonged period of plasticity in early life, when novel circuits are made in enormous numbers.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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1091-6490

ISSN

0027-8424

Publication Date

June 1997

Volume

94

Issue

12

Start / End Page

6517 / 6522

Related Subject Headings

  • Retina
  • Posture
  • Motion Perception
  • Models, Neurological
  • Mammals
  • Learning
  • Humans
  • Form Perception
  • Animals
  • Aging
 

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Purves, D., & Andrews, T. J. (1997). The perception of transparent three-dimensional objects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 94(12), 6517–6522. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.12.6517
Purves, D., and T. J. Andrews. “The perception of transparent three-dimensional objects.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 94, no. 12 (June 1997): 6517–22. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.12.6517.
Purves D, Andrews TJ. The perception of transparent three-dimensional objects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1997 Jun;94(12):6517–22.
Purves, D., and T. J. Andrews. “The perception of transparent three-dimensional objects.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 94, no. 12, June 1997, pp. 6517–22. Epmc, doi:10.1073/pnas.94.12.6517.
Purves D, Andrews TJ. The perception of transparent three-dimensional objects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1997 Jun;94(12):6517–6522.
Journal cover image

Published In

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI

EISSN

1091-6490

ISSN

0027-8424

Publication Date

June 1997

Volume

94

Issue

12

Start / End Page

6517 / 6522

Related Subject Headings

  • Retina
  • Posture
  • Motion Perception
  • Models, Neurological
  • Mammals
  • Learning
  • Humans
  • Form Perception
  • Animals
  • Aging