Explain what the binding problem is.

Explain what the binding problem is.

The binding problem is about how we associate different features such as shape, colour, orientation etc. when perceiving an object (let's say a red, small ball) so that we perceive it as a SINGLE OBJECT. The problem is that when we see a red ball for example either moving or still, we perceive it in a way that we combine all the information about it. The thing is how does it really happen? All this information about the ball is processed in our brain, but it must be mentioned that one of the processing systems is responsible for analyzing colour, another shape and another motion. And the question is how do we combine all of these information to perceive a single object?

To put it more simply, binding problem refers to how the brain preconsciously combines visual features such as colour and shape (as mentioned above) in order to create coherant mental equivalents. Attentional spot light refers to our ability to selectively focus spatial attention that allows us to bind features together into well-defined mental representations. A good example to illustrate how this works is to refer back to some studies. For example it has been found that when participants are presented with few shapes (vertical bars) and they have to identify an oddly oriented bar among the vertical ones it is effortless for them. However when they are asked to identify a vertical red bar that is put over a green horizontal bar among many other bars that are also arranged in many different ways/combinations; it's seems that it is then more problematic and time consuming. The reason is that in the second case our attention is required in order to bind together spatial features. We directly observe binding in action by recording EEG, also called brain waves. It is important to note that analysis of EEG data allows us to
investigate how the brain solves the binding problem. Understanding how the brain solves binding problem gives us an insights into the neural correlates of consciousness.

The binding problem is the question of how we associate different features for instance, shapes, colours and orientation so that we perceive a single object. This is questioned because of the way information is processed in the brain; where one sysate, analyze colour and another shape and another motion.

Information processing underlyining the functions like memory frmation and recall, logical inference, attention or perception is distributed across many neurons spread out over different areas or subsystems of the brain. Binding is required in order to form a whole out of these informaiton. The binding problem concerns the matter of how the brain enhances the prominence of specific subsets of responses to stimuli and then joins in the processing of these subsets creating a whole experience.

The binding problem are two problems - segregatin problem and combination problem. The segregation problem explains how brain segregates elements in complex patterns of sensory input. The combination problem is the problem of how objects, background and abstract or emotional features are combined into a single experience