Learning to recognize objects

Guy Wallis, Heinrich Bülthoff

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    Abstract

    Evidence from neurophysiological and psychological studies is coming together to shed light on how we represent and recognize objects. This review describes evidence supporting two major hypotheses: the first is that objects are represented in a mosaic-like form in which objects are encoded by combinations of complex, reusable features, rather than two-dimensional templates, or three-dimensional models. The second hypothesis is that transform-invariant representations of objects are learnt through experience, and that this learning is affected by the temporal sequence in which different views of the objects are seen, as well as by their physical appearance.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)22-31
    Number of pages10
    JournalTrends in Cognitive Sciences
    Volume3
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1999 Jan 1

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
    • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
    • Cognitive Neuroscience

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