Here's my attempt at describing, symbolically, a visual illusion.
A : R → ⋔{r₁, r₂}
Given ambiguous state A, and resolution rule R, the system outputs a mutually exclusive set (⋔) of possible interpretations (r₁, r₂).
Useful for illusions like the Impossible Fork or figure-ground illusions.
A : R → ⋔{r₁, r₂}
Given ambiguous state A, and resolution rule R, the system outputs a mutually exclusive set (⋔) of possible interpretations (r₁, r₂).
Useful for illusions like the Impossible Fork or figure-ground illusions.
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And this captures the oscillatory behavior of the perceiver. That is: the brain keeps trying to resolve the contradiction by following the rule R, but because the structure requires passing through A, and A encodes ambiguity, you get perceptual cycling.