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Bursting the bubble: Do we need true Gestalt isomorphism?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2003

Niall P. McLoughlin
Niall P. McLoughlin*
Affiliation:
Department of Optometry and Neuroscience, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), ManchesterM60 1QD, United Kingdom
*
n.mcloughlin@umist.ac.uk
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Abstract:

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Lehar proposes an interesting theory of visual perception based on an explicit three-dimensional representation of the world existing in the observer's head. However, if we apply Occam's razor to this proposal, it is possible to contemplate far simpler representations of the world. Such representations have the advantage that they agree with findings in modern neuroscience.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 421
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003