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April 2014

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How do humans see 3D shapes based on 2D shading?

Shading stimulus

April 22, 2014

How do humans see 3D shapes based on 2D shading?

It has long been assumed that one of the ways in which humans perceive three-dimensions in a two-dimensional image is due to an implicit assumption that light is ‘falling from above’ (affecting the shading in the image). In this study, new research shows that this effect can be swayed by other light clues, for example by the presence of an external light source. A new blog post also explores these perception findings in greater context.

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April 10, 2014

Automated electronic medical record sepsis detection in the emergency department

39 citations

1,768 downloads

5,833 views

Su Q. Nguyen, Edwin Mwakalindile, James S. Booth, Vicki Hogan, Jordan Morgan, Charles T. Prickett, John P. Donnelly, Henry E. Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.343 PubMed 24765577

April 17, 2014

The evolutionary history and diagnostic utility of the CRISPR-Cas system within Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica

22 citations

1,439 downloads