Effects of specular highlights on perceived surface convexity.

Shading is known to produce vivid perceptions of depth. However, the influence of specular highlights on perceived shape is unclear: some studies have shown that highlights improve quantitative shape perception while others have shown no effect. Here we ask how specular highlights combine with Lambe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wendy J Adams, James H Elder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-05-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4014396?pdf=render