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M. Shishikura, I. Machida, H. Tamura, and K. Sakai (2025)
Neural Networks, 181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2024.106821
Construction of Objects from Pixels — Cortical Coding in Intermediate-level Visual Area V4
K. Sakai (2024)
Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Vol. 30, No. 2, 156–166
Representation of natural contours by a neural population in monkey V4.
I. Machida, M. Shishikura, Y. Yamane and K. Sakai (2024)
eNeuro, ENEURO.0445-23.2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0445-23.2024
Correlation between neural responses and human perception in figure-ground segregation.
M. Shishikura, H. Tamura, and K. Sakai (2023)
Front. Syst. Neurosci., 16:999575 .doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2022.999575
Dimensionality of the intermediate-level representation of shape and texture in monkey V4.
A. Kodama, K. Kimura, and K. Sakai (2022)
Neural Networks, Vol. 153, 444-449
Figure-ground responsive fields of monkey V4 neurons estimated from natural image patches.
K. Kimura, A. Kodama, Y. Yamane, and K. Sakai (2022)
PLoS One, 17(6):e0268650, 1-27
Interaction of surface pattern and contour shape in the tilt after effects evoked by symmetry.
K. Sakai, Y. Sakata and K. Kurematsu (2021)
Scientific Reports, 11, Article 8024
Population coding of figure and ground in natural image patches by V4 neurons.
Y. Yamane, A. Kodama, M. Shishikura, K. Kimura, H. Tamura, and K. Sakai (2020)
PLoS One, 15(6):e0235128, 1-28
Perception and Saccades during Figure-Ground Segregation and Border-Ownership Discrimination in Natural Contours. N. Wagatsuma, M. Urabe, and K. Sakai (2020)
IEICE Trans. Information and Systems, Vol. E103.D, No. 5, 1126-1134
Invariance to low-level features and partial transfer over space in the tilt aftereffects evoked by symmetrical patterns.
Y. Sakata, K. Kurematsu, N. Wagatsuma and K. Sakai (2019)
Journal of Optical Society of America, A, Vol.36, No.2, pp.283-291, doi: 10.1364/JOSAA.36.000283
Spatial structure of receptive fields and surrounds in response to local figure-ground configuration in monkey V4.
K. Kimura, Y. Yamane, H. Tamura, and K. Sakai (2019)
Proc. ICONIP 2019, in Austrarian Journal of Intelligent Information Processing Systems, Vol. 17, No.2, 7-13
Interactions evoked by the contradiction between border ownership discrimination and figure-ground segregation.
N. Wagatsuma, M. Urabe and K. Sakai (2018)
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.9, Article 1681, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01681
Modeling the Time-Course of Responses for the Border Ownership Selectivity Based on the Integration of Feedforward Signals and Visual Cortical Interactions.
N. Wagatsuma and K. Sakai (2017)
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 7, Article 2084, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02084
Representation of local figure-ground by a group of V4 cells.
M. Hasuike, Y. Yamane, H. Tamura and K. Sakai (2016)
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 9947, pp.131-137, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-46687-3_14 (ICONIP 2016)
Perceptual Representation of Material Quality – Adaptation to BRDF-morphing Images –
K. Kudou and K. Sakai (2016)
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 9947, pp.208-212, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-46681-1_25 (ICONIP 2016)
Sparse coding generates curvature selectivity in V4 neurons.
Y. Hatori, T. Mashita and K. Sakai (2016)
Journal of Optical Society of America, A, Vol.33, No.4, pp.552-537, doi: 10.1364/JOSAA.33.000527
Perceptual representation and effectiveness of local figure-ground cues in natural contours.
K. Sakai, S. Matsuoka, K. Kurematsu and Y. Hatori (2015)
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 6, Article 1685, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01685
Facilitatory mechanisms of specular highlights in the perception of depth.
K. Sakai, R. Meiji and T. Abe (2015)
Vision Research, Vol. 115, pp.188-198, doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2015.05.001
Figure-Ground Segregation by a Population of V4 cells --- A Computational Analysis on Distributed Representation.
M. Hasuike, S. Ueno, D. Minowa, Y. Yamane, H. Tamura and K. Sakai. (2015)
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 9490, pp.617-622, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-26535-3_70
Neural construction of 3D medial axis from the binocular fusion of 2D MAs.
W. Qiu, Y. Hatori and K. Sakai (2015)
Neurocomputing, Vol.149, Part B, pp.546-558, doi: 10.1016/j.neucom.2014.08.019