Section 5a

Outline

I. Perceptual categorization

A. Passive visual perception

1. Evidence for this view

B. Active visual perception

1. Evidence for this view

2. Central features of ART models

3. The ART search cycle

4. Application of the concept of active perception to the cortex

II. The Gestalt

A. Basic questions addressed by Gestalt psychology

B. Gestalt principles of organization

III. Cortical dynamics of perception