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Published on: June 3, 2013
Multi-scale lines and edges in V1 and beyond: brightness, object categorization and recognition, and consciousness
João Rodrigues1, J M Hans du Buf
1Vision Laboratory, Institute for Systems and Robotics, University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal. jrodrig@ualg.pt
Abstract:
In this paper we present an improved model for line and edge detection in cortical area V1. This model is based on responses of simple and complex cells, and it is multi-scale with no free parameters. We illustrate the use of the multi-scale line/edge representation in different processes: visual reconstruction or brightness perception, automatic scale selection and object segregation. A two-level object categorization scenario is tested in which pre-categorization is based on coarse scales only and final categorization on coarse plus fine scales. We also present a multi-scale object and face recognition model. Processing schemes are discussed in the framework of a complete cortical architecture. The fact that brightness perception and object recognition may be based on the same symbolic image representation is an indication that the entire (visual) cortex is involved in consciousness.
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