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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lengyel G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6529220 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
eLife 20190501
The concept of objects is fundamental to cognition and is defined by a consistent set of sensory properties and physical affordances. Although it is unknown how the abstract concept of an object emerges, most accounts assume that visual or haptic boundaries are crucial in this process. Here, we tested an alternative hypothesis that boundaries are not essential but simply reflect a more fundamental principle: consistent visual or haptic statistical properties. Using a novel visuo-haptic statistic ...[more]