Fluctuations in perceptual organization of stimuli (three drawings) were compared with those involving depth (i.e., perspective reversals of a Necker cube). Both types of fluctuations occurred apparently in exactly the same fashion even though each had different consequences for the percept. It was suggested that the fluctuations are the result of the mode of operation of a basic system for processing optical data.
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