A Unified Quantitative Model of Vision and Audition

TL;DR

This paper proposes a unified quantitative model for vision and audition, explaining perception mechanisms and suggesting that a single ear can detect sound direction, challenging existing theories.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive model integrating vision and audition, including a novel conjecture about sound localization with a single ear.

Findings

Explains color, shape, depth, and motion perception mechanisms.

Proposes that a single ear can detect sound direction.

Provides better explanations for sound localization.

Abstract

We have put forwards a unified quantitative framework of vision and audition, based on existing data and theories. According to this model, the retina is a feedforward network self-adaptive to inputs in a specific period. After fully grown, cells become specialized detectors based on statistics of stimulus history. This model has provided explanations for perception mechanisms of colour, shape, depth and motion. Moreover, based on this ground we have put forwards a bold conjecture that single ear can detect sound direction. This is complementary to existing theories and has provided better explanations for sound localization.