How does lateral inhibition explain Mach bands?
How does lateral inhibition explain Mach bands? Lateral inhibition explains a famous visual illusion known as Mach bands, named after their discoverer, Physicist Ernst Mach (1838–1916). Lateral inhibition accentuates the edges of the stimulus. These bands do not exist but are an illusion caused by lateral inhibition via our center-surround receptive fields. What happens during […]