David Marr
British neuroscientist whose levels of analysis framework structures vision research.
Quotes by David Marr
The computational approach liberates us from mere description.
Illusions teach us more than veridical perception.
The neocortex is a modular computational engine.
Understanding requires levels, not just connections.
Time is the ultimate constraint on intellectual pursuits.
The raw primal sketch extracts edges and textures.
Collaboration across disciplines is key to cognitive breakthroughs.
The brain's efficiency rivals any machine we can build.
Philosophy of mind must be grounded in mechanism.
Every image carries constraints that solve for shape.
In the face of illness, science remains a beacon.
The viewer-centered representation bridges image and object.
Humor in science lightens the load of discovery.
The mind computes what the senses provide.
Legacy is in the ideas that outlive us.
Stereo vision fuses disparities into depth.
Curiosity drives the computational quest.
The token representation segments the visual field.
Interdisciplinary wit: Psychologists describe, engineers build, neuroscientists connect.
Meaning emerges from the computation of form.