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perceptual segregation  

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  • Most of us take for granted our ability to see the world around us. Rarely do we take time to consider the remarkable accomplishments our visual system must achieve in order to deliver a highly organized and meaningful representation of the world for the purposes of navigating, manipulating, and understanding our environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Perceptual Segregation]

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