Perception Beyond Gestalt

How does the brain piece together the information required to achieve object recognition, figure-ground segmentation, object completion in cases of partial occlusion and related perceptual phenomena? This book focuses on principles of Gestalt psychology and the key issues which surround them, providing an up-to-date survey of the most interesting and highly debated topics in visual neuroscience, perception and object recognition.The volume is divided into three main parts: Gestalt and perceptual organisation, attention aftereffects and illusions, and color vision and art perception. Themes covered in the book include:- a historical review of Gestalt theory and its relevance in modern-day neuroscienc- the relationship between perceptive and receptive field- a critical analysis of spatiotemporal unity of perceptio- the role of Gestalt principles in perceptual organizatio- self-organizing properties of the visual fiel- the role of attention and perceptual grouping in forming non-retinotopic representation- figural distortions following adaptation to spatial pattern- illusory changes of brightness in spatial pattern- the function of motion illusions as a tool to study Gestalt principles in visio- conflicting theories of color vision and the neural basis of i- the role of color in figure-ground segmentatio- chromatic assimilation in visual art and perceptio- the phenomena of colored shadows
Including contributions from experts in the field, this book will provide an essential overview of current research and theory on visual perception and Gestalt. It will be key reading for researchers and academics in the field of visual perception and neuroscience.