Lighting Direction and Visual Field Modulate Perceived Intensity of Illumination

When interpreting object shape from shading the visual system exhibits a strong bias that illumination comes from above and slightly from the left. We asked whether such biases in the perceived direction of illumination might also influence its perceived intensity. Arrays of nine cubes were stereosc...

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Main Authors: Mark E McCourt, Barbara eBlakeslee, Ganesh ePadmanabhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00983/full