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VED

Edge detection in vision

Class: I - Natural Selection

EPA Total Score: 1 /100

VED

Edge detection in vision

Class: I - Natural Selection

EPA Total Score: 1 /100

Scores:

Theoretical 10/60

Psychological 0/60

Medical 0/60

Physiological 0/60

Cross-Cultural 0/60

Genetic 0/60

Phylogenetic 0/60

Hunter-Gatherer 0/60

Neurochemical Substrates:

Neurolocalization:

Elicitors:

At least one, discrete object in the visible field.

Function:

Allows determination of outer extent of objects, including within complex, non-uniform backgrounds or visual arrays. Allows recognition that a discrete object exists (the discreteness of which renders it an object, rather than part of another object or continuous mass), grasping of objects' edges, and estimation of objects' sizes where (almost) every edge is visible.

Outputs:

Determination of outer extent of objects, including within complex, non-uniform backgrounds or visual arrays. Recognition that a discrete object exists (the discreteness of which renders it an object, rather than part of another object or continuous mass), grasping of objects' edges, and estimation of objects' sizes where (almost) every edge is visible.

Steven Pinker (2009). How the Mind Works. Norton

Abstract: No abstract has been submitted for this source. Perhaps it does not have one.

Submitted by:

mmaceac1

Supporting Evidence

15/100

Submitted by mmaceac1

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Challenging Evidence is evidence that suggests that this trait is not an EPA - e.g., that it is a product of cultural learning or genetic drift, or maybe it does not exist at all. However over each line of evidence for a description.