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extremal edges: a standalone construct

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Perception

shading gradients along a self-occluding edge of a curved surface act as a strong cue to depth and to which side is figure.

In perception, extremal edges refers to shading gradients along a self-occluding edge of a curved surface act as a strong cue to depth and to which side is figure. This meaning comes from Palmer (2008) in Psychological Science.[1]

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depth3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs edge5 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs figure2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Palmer, S. E., & Ghose, T. (2008). Extremal Edge: A Powerful Cue to Depth Perception and Figure-Ground Organization. Psychological Science, 19(1), 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02049.x

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