--- abstract: 'The brain transforms sensory messages into conscious perceptions almost instantly. Chaotic, collective activity involving millions of neurons seems essential for such rapid recognition.' altloc: - http://sulcus.berkeley.edu/FLM/MS/Physio.Percept.html chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: [] creators_name: - family: Freeman given: W. J. honourific: '' lineage: '' date: 1991-02 date_type: published datestamp: 1998-06-18 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/00/43 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 43 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/text_html.png;/43/1/perception2.html full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: pub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: ~ lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:53:38 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: 2 pagerange: 78-85 pubdom: FALSE publication: Scientific American publisher: ~ refereed: TRUE referencetext: ~ relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 8 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2007-09-12 16:22:03 subjects: - neuro-mod succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: The Physiology of Perception type: journalp userid: 47 volume: 264