Visual Perception and Neuroscience

  1. Feature Processing Systems
    1. Color Vision
      1. Trichromatic Theory
        1. Three Cone Types
          1. Color Matching
            1. Metameric Matches
            2. Opponent Process Theory
              1. Red-Green Opponency
                1. Blue-Yellow Opponency
                  1. Luminance Channel
                  2. Neural Implementation
                    1. Retinal Color Coding
                      1. LGN Color Processing
                        1. Cortical Color Areas
                        2. Color Constancy
                          1. Illumination Independence
                            1. Surface Reflectance
                              1. Adaptation Mechanisms
                              2. Color Deficiencies
                                1. Protanopia
                                  1. Deuteranopia
                                    1. Tritanopia
                                      1. Anomalous Trichromacy
                                    2. Form and Shape Processing
                                      1. Spatial Frequency Analysis
                                        1. Low Spatial Frequencies
                                          1. High Spatial Frequencies
                                            1. Contrast Sensitivity Function
                                            2. Edge Detection
                                              1. Orientation Selectivity
                                                1. Spatial Filtering
                                                  1. Contour Integration
                                                  2. Gestalt Principles
                                                    1. Proximity
                                                      1. Similarity
                                                        1. Good Continuation
                                                          1. Closure
                                                            1. Common Fate
                                                              1. Prägnanz
                                                              2. Figure-Ground Segregation
                                                                1. Border Ownership
                                                                  1. Depth Cues
                                                                    1. Attention Effects
                                                                    2. Object Recognition
                                                                      1. Template Matching
                                                                        1. Feature Analysis
                                                                          1. Structural Description
                                                                        2. Depth Perception
                                                                          1. Monocular Depth Cues
                                                                            1. Occlusion
                                                                              1. Relative Size
                                                                                1. Linear Perspective
                                                                                  1. Texture Gradient
                                                                                    1. Atmospheric Perspective
                                                                                      1. Shading
                                                                                        1. Motion Parallax
                                                                                          1. Accommodation
                                                                                          2. Binocular Depth Cues
                                                                                            1. Binocular Disparity
                                                                                              1. Stereopsis
                                                                                                1. Convergence
                                                                                                  1. Horopter
                                                                                                    1. Panum's Fusional Area
                                                                                                    2. Depth Integration
                                                                                                      1. Cue Combination
                                                                                                        1. Cue Conflicts
                                                                                                          1. Developmental Aspects
                                                                                                        2. Motion Processing
                                                                                                          1. Motion Detection Mechanisms
                                                                                                            1. Reichardt Detectors
                                                                                                              1. Direction Selectivity
                                                                                                                1. Speed Tuning
                                                                                                                2. Cortical Motion Areas
                                                                                                                  1. V1 Motion Processing
                                                                                                                    1. Middle Temporal Area
                                                                                                                      1. Medial Superior Temporal Area
                                                                                                                      2. Motion Integration
                                                                                                                        1. Aperture Problem
                                                                                                                          1. Global Motion
                                                                                                                            1. Structure from Motion
                                                                                                                            2. Motion Aftereffects
                                                                                                                              1. Adaptation Effects
                                                                                                                                1. Neural Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                2. Biological Motion
                                                                                                                                  1. Point-Light Walkers
                                                                                                                                    1. Animate vs Inanimate Motion
                                                                                                                                      1. Social Perception

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