Natural scene understanding is a challenging task, particularly when encountering images
of multiple objects that are partially occluded. This obstacle is given rise by varying object …

Amodal instance segmentation, a new direction of instance segmentation, aims to segment
each object instance involving its invisible, occluded parts to imitate human ability. This task …

The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The
fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in. In this book, Dr …

Rupert Sheldrake's theory of morphic resonance challenges the fundamental assumptions
of modern science. A world-famous biologist, Sheldrake proposes that all self-organizing …

Recent research indicates that perceptual learning (PL)—experience-induced changes in
the way perceivers extract information—plays a larger role in complex cognitive tasks …

Semantic amodal segmentation is a recently proposed extension to instance-aware
segmentation that includes the prediction of the invisible region of each object instance. We …

What, if anything, is cognitive architecture and how is it implemented in neural architecture?
Focusing on perceptual organization, this question is addressed by way of a pluralist …

Explores Rupert Sheldrake's more than 25 years of research into telepathy, staring and
intention, precognition, and animal premonitions• Shows that unexplained human abilities …

Most people have had the experience of turning round feeling that someone is looking at
them from behind, and finding that this is the case. Most people have also had the converse …

Explains how self-organizing systems, from crystals to human societies, share collective
memories that influence their form and behavior• Includes new evidence and research in …