Description
Psychophysics and Experimental Phenomenology of Pattern Cognition, Second Edition delves into the cognitive processes involved in pattern recognition and the specialized systems that handle these processes. Topics covered include symmetry cognition, contour perception, geometric illusions, weight sensation, as well as repetitive and dot patterns. By integrating aspects of psychophysics and experimental phenomenology, the book offers a thorough exploration of pattern cognition from both physical and mental sensory viewpoints, offering a holistic understanding of this cognitive system. New to the second edition are updated models, including one which can draw theoretical curves of rod function, new experimental data on unifiedness as examined in a three-stage serial model. This edition also includes brand new chapters on- Offers an interdisciplinary approach to psychophysics, experimental phenomenology and cognition- Explores the cognitive processes that drive pattern cognition and the specialized systems for processing these transformations.- Includes in-depth sections on symmetry cognition, contour perception, and geometric illusions
Table of Contents
Part 1. Antagonistic Processes of Excitation and Inhibition1. Antagonistic Processes in Sensation2. Mathematical Models for the Antagonistic Processes of Excitation and InhibitionPart 2. Brightness illusion3. Aspects of Brightness ContrastsPart 3. Circle size in geometrical illusions4. Comparative and individual judgments in geometric illusionsPart 4. Symmetry Cognition5. Transformational Group Structure Theory for Cognitive Judgments6. Two-stage Group Theory Model Based on Rotation and Reflection Transformations7. Three-stage Serial Processing Model with Anisotropic Space Filter and Group Theory8. Cognitive Judgments for Repetitive Patterns
