The spatial and temporal properties of the contour erasure effect and perceptual filling-in

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-784338
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.78433

Lin, Yih-Shiuan

; Chen, Chien-Chung ; Greenlee, Mark W.

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Abstract

Contour erasure describes the phenomenon that after brief flicker adaptation at the edge of an object, the object disappears and is replaced by the background – highlighting the importance of edges in perceiving a surface. The underlying mechanism remains unknown. The current study investigates the characteristics and functional properties of contour erasure, and its relationship with related ...