Computer simulation of visual grouping mechanisms selective to spatial modulations of contrast
Abstract
Computer simulation of visual grouping mechanisms selective to spatial modulations of contrast
Incoming article date: 18.11.2013This paper outlines the implementation of computer model of second-order visual mechanisms that are specific to spatial contrast modulations, and represents the results of testing the model. Computer simulation is based on "Filter-Rectify-Filter" model with some important additions. The inhibitory parts of receptive field of simulated mechanism are non-selective to orientation and spatial frequency of texture elements. Texture modulated by orientation or spatial frequency does not reduce flank inhibition and does not activate the mechanism. Unmodulated texture also does not cause activation of the filter because the flanking inhibition will be equal to or exceed the excitation. However, increasing the contrast in the center and reduction it on the flanks leads to the activation of the second order mechanism.
Keywords: Second order visual mechanisms, image filtering, texture, spatial modulation, computer simulation