Feature Detectors

Definition

Feature detectors are specialized neurons in the visual cortex that respond to specific features of visual stimuli, such as edges, angles, or motion. They play a crucial role in visual processing by detecting and extracting important information from the environment.

Related terms

Bottom-up Processing:

It refers to how our perception is driven by sensory information from the external world rather than pre-existing knowledge or expectations.

Top-down Processing:

This term describes how our perception is influenced by our prior knowledge, expectations, and context.

Gestalt Principles:

These principles explain how we perceive and organize individual elements into cohesive and meaningful wholes based on certain rules or patterns.