Pacman in the sky with shadows: the effect of cast shadows on the perceptual completion of occluded figures by chimpanzees and humans

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Humans readily perceive whole shapes as intact when some portions of these shapes are occluded by another object. This type of amodal completion has also been widely reported among nonhuman animals and is related to pictorial depth p...

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Main Authors: Imura Tomoko, Tomonaga Masaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Behavioral and Brain Functions
Online Access:http://www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com/content/6/1/38