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What defines a view?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11412888     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
At a given instant we see only visible surfaces, not an object's complete 3D appearance. Thus, objects may be represented as discrete 'views' showing only those features visible from a limited range of viewpoints. We address how to define a view using Koenderink's (Koenderink & Van Doorn, Biol. Cybernet. 32 (1979) 211.) geometric method for enumerating complete sets of stable views as aspect graphs. Using objects with known aspect graphs, five experiments examined whether the perception of orientation is sensitive to the qualitative features that define aspect graphs. Highest sensitivity to viewpoint changes was observed at locations where the theory predicts qualitative transitions, although some transitions did not affect performance. Hypotheses about why humans ignore some transitions offer insights into mechanisms for object representation.
Authors:
M J Tarr; D J Kriegman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vision research     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0042-6989     ISO Abbreviation:  Vision Res.     Publication Date:  2001 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-06-19     Completed Date:  2001-07-26     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417402     Medline TA:  Vision Res     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1981-2004     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, Brown University, Box 1978, 02912, Providence, RI, USA. michael_tarr@brown.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Discrimination (Psychology) / physiology
Form Perception / physiology*
Humans
Mathematics
Orientation / physiology

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