Two experiments investigated the cognitive consequences of acquiring different aspects of a novel visual scene. Subjects were presented with map-like configurations, in which subsets of elements shared perceptual or action-related features. As observed previously, feature sharing facilitated judging the spatial relationship between elements, suggesting the integration of spatial and non-spatial...

Hippocampal neuronal activity distinguishes separate events that share common elements. Here, we examined whether the capacity to disambiguate overlapping experiences is an exclusive feature of hippocampal processing or whether information processing one stage earlier in the hippocampal system also disambiguates common elements of distinct experiences. We compared the spatial firing patterns of...

Here we examine how global translational motion sensitivity varies with the spatial frequency of the elements in local motion and on the eccentricity of stimulation. Using DC-balanced, spatially narrowband elements (radial log Gabors) matched in terms of multiples above contrast threshold, we show that global translational motion sensitivity is best at mid high spatial frequencies and worst at ...

Contours in the natural visual environment consist mainly of edges which are spatially broad-band and whose (cosinusoidal) components have arrival phases close to +/-90 deg. Because early visual processing is thought to be based on a local Fourier description, the representation of edges requires two forms of filter combination: scale integration (filter combination across spatial frequency) an...

In this paper, Landscape Allocation using Genetic Algorithm (LAGA), a spatial multi-objective land use optimization software is introduced. The software helps in searching for optimal land use when multiple objectives such as suitability, area, cohesion and edge density indices are simultaneously involved. LAGA is a flexible and easy to use genetic algorithm-based software for optimizing the sp...

Our research goal is to facilitate the sharing of stories with digital maps. The main technical novelty of this paper is a method for semi-automated creation of photo slideshows with geotagged photographs. Story authoring software like movie editors and slideshow editors enable us to create stories by arranging elements like movie clips, audio clips, photographs, etc. in the order of the storyl...