Behind the Looking-Glass: A Review on Human Symmetry Perception

The human visual system is highly proficient in extracting bilateral symmetry from visual input. This paper reviews empirical and theoretical work on human symmetry perception with a focus on recent issues such as its neural underpinnings. Symmetry detection is shown to be a versatile, ongoing visua...

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Main Author: Matthias Sebastian Treder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-07-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/2/3/1510/