Perceptual organization and object recognition in context --
ventral stream visual processing.

The analysis of form involves multiple stages in perceptual organization and object recognition along the ventral visual pathway. What are the computational principles and neural mechanisms underlying perceptual organization and object recognition? How do they interact? How are they affected by other global scene factors? We have been studying the computational methods and the neurophysiology of perceptual organization in the early visual cortex. Now, we are starting to explore the role of scene context in object recognition.

• Project 1: Object recognition in context
  • Project Leader: Tom Stepleton
  
  
• Project 2: Neural modulation of bigure-ground signals by experience and attention
  • Project Leader: Xiaogang Yan
  
  

Earlier projects:
• Project 1: Contextual modulation in early visual computation
  • Project leader: Tai Sing Lee
  
  
• Project 2: Computational models of Perceptual organization
  • Project leader: Stella Yu