ArticleNature human behaviour2023
Material category of visual objects computed from specular image structure.
Article in Nature human behaviour, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Effects of "temporal preparation" on neural processing of physical and affective material attributes.Journal of vision · 2026Article
- Material discrimination relies on context-dependent active sensing strategies.Journal of vision · 2026Article
- Rethinking category-selectivity in human visual cortex.Cognitive neuroscience · 2026Review
- A Taxonomy of Six Perceptual Cues Underlying Photorealism in 3D-Rendered Architectural Scenes: A Cue-Based Narrative Review.Journal of imaging · 2026Review
- Gloss discrimination: Toward an image-based perceptual model.Journal of vision · 2025Article
- Probing the link between vision and language in material perception using psychophysics and unsupervised learning.PLoS computational biology · 2024Article
- Centering cognitive neuroscience on task demands and generalization.Nature neuroscience · 2024Review
- Probing the Link Between Vision and Language in Material Perception Using Psychophysics and Unsupervised Learning.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Color and gloss constancy under diverse lighting environments.Journal of vision · 2023Article
- Unsupervised learning reveals interpretable latent representations for translucency perception.PLoS computational biology · 2023Article
- Visual discrimination of optical material properties: A large-scale study.Journal of vision · 2022Article
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Abstract
Recognizing materials and their properties visually is vital for successful interactions with our environment, from avoiding slippery floors to handling fragile objects. Yet there is no simple mapping of retinal image intensities to physical properties. Here, we investigated what image information drives material perception by collecting human psychophysical judgements about complex glossy objects. Variations in specular image structure-produced either by manipulating reflectance properties or visual features directly-caused categorical shifts in material appearance, suggesting that specular reflections provide diagnostic information about a wide range of material classes. Perceived material category appeared to mediate cues for surface gloss, providing evidence against a purely feedforward view of neural processing. Our results suggest that the image structure that triggers our perception of surface gloss plays a direct role in visual categorization, and that the perception and neural processing of stimulus properties should be studied in the context of recognition, not in isolation.
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