Gestalt laws enhance the representation of figures over backgrounds in the visual cortex and influence contrast perception.

Sci Rep · 2026 · PMC13061894 · PMID 41946757

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a weak trendp = 0.14not close (p > 0.1)

5 c), figural regions elicited more activity than background regions when they were defined by convexity (t 74 = 6.0, p < 10 − 5 , Bonferroni corrected), or if the cues were combined (t 74 = 6.0, p < 10 − 5 ) and there was a weak trend in the same direction for closure (t 74 = 2.1, p = 0.14).

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failed to reach significancep = 0.30not close (p > 0.1)

The influence of closure and symmetry on PC was weaker and failed to reach significance ( t 9 = 1.1, p = 0.30 and t 9 = 1.2, p = 0.25, respectively).

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