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Lossy processing principles in 2D and 3D vision

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2025

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Aaron Hertzmann*
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Abstract

The similarities between 2D summary statistics and fragmentary 3D vision suggest common principles. Specifically, both 2D and 3D visual processing discard information whenever that information is redundant or inessential for ecologically valid vision in a consistent world. Change blindness and other illusions result from information loss without awareness, when the corresponding consistency assumptions are violated.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e142
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