Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Perceiving textures: beyond filtering

Z J He1, K Nakayama

  • 1Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Vision Research
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Proteolytic cleavages of proalbumin and complement Pro-C3 in vitro by a truncated soluble form of furin, a mammalian homologue of the yeast Kex2 protease.

Biochemical and biophysical research communications·1992
Same author

Contralateral development of acute subdural hematoma following surgery for chronic subdural hematoma--case report.

Neurologia medico-chirurgica·1992
Same author

[Invasive thymoma involving the liver: a case report of transdiaphragmatic extension].

Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery·1992
Same author

[Intracranial primary malignant lymphoma following Behçet's disease--case report].

No to shinkei = Brain and nerve·1992
Same author

Zinc triflate-promoted glycosidation: synthesis of lipid A disaccharide intermediates.

Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin·1992
Same author

Mammalian subtilisin-related proteinases in cleavage activation of the paramyxovirus fusion glycoprotein: superiority of furin/PACE to PC2 or PC1/PC3.

Journal of virology·1992
Same journal

Computational and mathematical models in vision: Quantitative approaches to understanding visual perception.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Complex interactions between lightness, chroma, and hue in color ensemble perception.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Driving with autism spectrum disorder: Exploring the impact of tactile hazard warnings on gaze behavior and hazard responses.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Early visual processing in adults with ADHD: evidence from contrast sensitivity, spatial integration, and external noise.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Pupil reflexes generate the peripheral drift illusion due to ON/OFF motion responses.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Perceived direction of glass patterns can flip by 90°: A neural model.

Vision research·2026
See all related articles

Rapid texture discrimination relies on surface layout, not just early visual filtering. Perceiving texture elements as part of an occluded surface impairs performance, challenging traditional models.

Area of Science:

  • Visual perception
  • Computational neuroscience
  • Cognitive psychology

Background:

  • Classical texture segregation theory posits that early cortical filtering dictates rapid texture discrimination.
  • Current visual filtering models also emphasize the role of early visual processing stages.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether rapid texture segregation is solely determined by early cortical filtering.
  • To examine the influence of binocular disparity and surface representation on texture discrimination.

Main Methods:

  • Manipulation of binocular disparity of texture elements (L-shape vs. bar) relative to surrounding squares.
  • Assessment of texture discrimination performance under conditions of varying disparity and perceived surface layout.
  • Controlled experiments to isolate the effect of perceived surface occlusion from disparity manipulation alone.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Texture discrimination performance was significantly impaired when texture elements possessed uncrossed disparities, creating a perception of an occluded surface.
  • This impairment was specifically linked to the perception of elements being part of an occluded surface, not merely the disparity manipulation itself.
  • The reduction in perceived shape of texture elements within an occluded surface correlated with discrimination deficits.

Conclusions:

  • The visual system actively incorporates surface layout information during rapid texture discrimination.
  • Findings challenge the notion that texture perception relies exclusively on early, unfiltered visual representations.
  • Suggests that filtered image representations are either inaccessible or inherently influenced by higher-level surface processing in texture perception.