The Pervasiveness of Ensemble Perception
Not Just Your Average Review

This Element highlights the pervasive nature of ensemble encoding as a basic, inherent component of human perception.

Jennifer E. Corbett (Author), Igor Utochkin (Author), Shaul Hochstein (Author)

9781009222709, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 February 2023

75 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm, 0.124 kg

This Element outlines the recent understanding of ensemble representations in perception in a holistic way aimed to engage the general audience, novel and expert alike. The Element highlights the ubiquitous nature of this summary process, paving the way for a discussion of the theoretical and cortical underpinnings, and why ensemble encoding should be considered a basic, inherently necessary component of human perception. Following an overview of the topic, including a brief history of the field, the Element introduces overarching themes and a corresponding outline of the present work.

1. Introduction and scope
2. What is summarized?
3. Theoretical accounts
4. Neural mechanisms
5. Foundational processing
6. Conclusions
References.

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Psychology [JM], Interdisciplinary studies [GT]