Scene (perception)
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In the field of perception
, a scene is information
that can flow from a physical environment into a perceptual system
via sensory transduction
. (For example, see Ruderman & Bialek 1994 or Geisler 2008.)
A perceptual system is designed to interpret scenes.
Examples of scenes include
A natural scene is a scene that a perceptual system would typically encounter in a natural mode of operation. Therefore, a very relevant area of research is natural scene statistics
.
Perception
Perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical stimulation of the sense organs...
, a scene is information
Information
Information in its most restricted technical sense is a message or collection of messages that consists of an ordered sequence of symbols, or it is the meaning that can be interpreted from such a message or collection of messages. Information can be recorded or transmitted. It can be recorded as...
that can flow from a physical environment into a perceptual system
Perceptual system
A perceptual system is a computational system designed to make inferences about properties of a physical environment based on scenes. Other definitions may exist....
via sensory transduction
Transduction (physiology)
In physiology, transduction is the conversion of a stimulus from one form to another.Transduction in the nervous system typically refers to stimulus alerting events wherein a mechanical/physical/etc stimulus is converted into an action potential which is transmitted along axons towards the central...
. (For example, see Ruderman & Bialek 1994 or Geisler 2008.)
A perceptual system is designed to interpret scenes.
Examples of scenes include
- Still images
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still images - Moving images (movies)
- Binocular moving images (~3D movie3D Movie3D Movie may refer to:*A 3-D film, a type of film projected to create the illusion of depth*3D Movie , computer file for a software product by Microsoft...
s) - Sounds of a local environment (audio recordings)
- Tactile properties of a local environment.
A natural scene is a scene that a perceptual system would typically encounter in a natural mode of operation. Therefore, a very relevant area of research is natural scene statistics
Scene statistics
Scene statistics is a discipline within the field of perception. It is concerned with the statistical regularities related to scenes. It is based on the premise that a perceptual system is designed to interpret scenes....
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