Relations between the statistical regularities of natural images and the response properties of the early visual system.

Eizaburo Doi & Michael S. Lewicki

Japanese Cognitive Science Society, SIG P&P, 2005, pp.1-8.

Abstract
Natural images are not random; instead, they exhibit statistical regularities. Assuming that our vision is designed for tasks on natural images, computation in the visual system should be optimized for such regularities. Recent theoretical investigations along this line have provided many insights into the visual response properties in the early visual system. In this article we review both the known statistical regularities of natural images, the extent to which low-level vision might be adapted to them, and the recent development in theoretical models to explain this relationship.

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