Seeing Shapes and Perceiving Objects

<p>The occipitotemporal cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pentagon has five corners that define an enclosed region while a pyramid has a more complicated shape that implies it is three-dimensional.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify areas involved in object perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shape encoding involves hierarchical representations in which each successive stage adds complexity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pentagon contains five line segments of equal length and five corners that define an enclosed region, while the pyramid has only four points of intersection and the lines define a more complicated shape that implies it is three-dimensional.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify areas of the brain that are active when we compare contours that form a recognizable shape versus contours that are just squiggles.</p> Signup and view all the answers