perceptual organization

the process by which the elements of visual and other sensory information are structured into a coherent whole. According to traditional Gestalt psychology, the parts of a group are organized to form whole figures that constitute more than the parts separately (see gestalt principles of organization). Later research more precisely defined the properties that enable such organized tasks. Artists have traditionally used the principles of perceptual organization to create desired moods or feelings and to challenge viewers’ expectations.

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January 15th 2025

audible thought

a type of hallucination in which one hears one’s own thoughts as if they were projected by an inner voice.