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. 1999 Sep 28;96(20):11681–11686. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.20.11681

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Figure-ground ambiguities. (a) Ambiguous face–vase (31). (b) Normally, trees are seen as figure, and the space between as ground. However, when the space is attended, or when it has a meaningful shape, it also can be seen as figure. (Courier & Ives, ca. 1835).