Simulation as an engine of physical scene understanding

In a glance, we can perceive whether a stack of dishes will topple, a branch will support a child's weight, a grocery bag is poorly packed and liable to tear or crush its contents, or a tool is firmly attached to a table or free to be lifted. Such rapid physical inferences are central to how pe...

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Main Authors: Battaglia, Peter W. (Contributor), Hamrick, Jessica B. (Contributor), Tenenbaum, Joshua B. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2014-08-29T15:42:04Z.
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