Pictures, action properties and motor related effects.

The most important question concerning picture perception is: what perceptual state are we in when we see an object in a picture? In order to answer this question, philosophers have used the results of the two visual systems model, according to which our visual system can be divided into two streams...

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Published in:Synthese Vol. 193; no. 12; pp. 3787 - 3818
Main Author: Ferretti, Gabriele
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2016
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