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Nature 408, 154-155 (9 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35041672

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Computational neuroscience: Intimate attention

Jochen Braun

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If we are to perceive a visual figure, we need to direct our attention towards it. The more we discover about this ability, the more impressive it seems.

Looking at Edgar Rubin's famous image of a white vase on a dark background — or is it two dark faces on a white background? — we can alter our perception by directing our attention to either vase or face (Fig. 1