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Intimate attention

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.

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Figure 1: Is it a vase or two faces?
Figure 2: What does attention select as 'figure' when two objects have almost identical characteristics?

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Braun, J. Intimate attention. Nature 408, 154–155 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35041672

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