Free-Energy and illusions: the Cornsweet effect
In this paper, we review the nature of illusions using the free-energy formulation of Bayesian perception. We reiterate the notion that illusory percepts are, in fact, Bayes-optimal and represent the most likely explanation for ambiguous sensory input. This point is illustrated using perhaps the si...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00043/full |