A neurally based model of illusory contour formation
Richard Robert Venger, J. Teijeiro Vidal · 2004
A computational model of illusory contour formation is presented. Drawing on extensive behavioral and neuranatomical data, the model provides a unified account of several key issues of non-stereoscopic illusory contour perception, including completed boundary shape, depth stratification and conditions for depth instability. Model simulation is applied to an image testbed and results are compared with expected perceptual outcomes. It is demonstrated that several novel aspects of the proposed architecture address limitations in the explanatory power of other neurally based models. A speculative mapping from the computational architecture to neural substrates is provided.