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The primitives of a representation are the most elementary units of shape information available in a representation.

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Vision is the process of discovering from images what is present in the world, and where it is.

The abstract properties of this mapping are defined precisely, and its appropriateness and adequacy for the task at hand are demonstrated.

Vision is a process that produces from images of the external world a description that is useful to the viewer and not cluttered with irrelevant information.

Steven Yantis (2001)

In order to understand bird flight, we have to understand aerodynamics; only then does the structure of feathers and the different shapes of bird's wings make sense.

To understand the relationship between behavior and brain one has to begin by defining the function, or computational goal, of a complete behavior. Only then can a neuroscientist determine how the brain achieves that goal.

Paul W. Glimcher (2004)

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