BengaluruMacaques ignored the big shape and saw only its parts.
Monkeys often stand in for humans in vision research, so the gap matters.
The oddball test times how long subjects take to touch the odd image out, an objective measure of perceived similarity.
Only 3 monkeys were tested, and KU Leuven’s Rufin Vogels cautions attention could explain the gaps.
Arun’s team is now testing children, including some with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism.
How each outlet framed it
- New Scientist
- reports macaques miss the big picture but are less thrown by upside-down images, based on a shared oddball test
Sources: New Scientist