Visual Processing in Texture Segregation

摘要

Two types of texture segregation occurs. Preattentive texture segregation hasbeen shown to occur as a result of differences in the outputs of Gabor filters that operate on intensity values and as a result of the grouping of discrete elements through edge alignment and lightness similarity. Texture segregation based on these properties occurs preattentively. A second type of texture segregation appears to depend on attention. Texture segregation based on the 3D interpretation of projected shapes appears to require a focussing of attention. Attention acts to trigger texture segregation. Attention is required to see a 2D figure as three-dimensional. The 3D interpretation is propagated in parallel or rapidly to the other figures in the pattern and texture segregation occurs in terms of the differences in the perceived orientations off the 3D figures. A necessary condition for texture segregation is the rapid processing of stimulus differences. Texture segregation does not occur if discrimination of the relevant stimulus differences requires sequential attentional processing.