# Scene (perception)

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In the field of [perception](/source/Perception), a **scene** is [information](/source/Information) that can flow from a [physical environment](/source/Physical_environment) into a [perceptual system](/source/Perceptual_system) via [sensory transduction](/source/Transduction_(physiology)).[1][2]

A [perceptual system](/source/Perceptual_system) is designed to interpret **scenes**.

Examples of scenes include

- [Still images](/source/Still_image)
- [Binocular](/source/Binocular_vision) still images
- Moving images ([movies](/source/Movie))
- Binocular moving images (~[3D movies](/source/3D_movie))
- Sounds of a local environment ([audio recordings](/source/Audio_recording))
- [Tactile](/source/Touch) properties of a local environment.

A **[natural scene](/source/Natural_scene_perception)** is a scene that a perceptual system would typically encounter in a natural mode of operation. Therefore, a very relevant area of research is [natural scene statistics](/source/Scene_statistics).[3][4]

## References

1. Ruderman, Daniel L. & Bialek, William (1994-08-08). "Statistics of natural images: Scaling in the woods". *Physical Review Letters*. **73** (6): 814–817. American Physical Society (APS). [Bibcode:1994PhRvL..73..814R](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994PhRvL..73..814R). [doi:10.1103/physrevlett.73.814](https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.73.814). [ISSN 0031-9007](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0031-9007). [PMID 10057546](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10057546)

1. Geisler, Wilson S. (2008). ["Visual Perception and the Statistical Properties of Natural Scenes"](http://www.cps.utexas.edu/Research/Geisler/PDF%20files/ARP_Geisler_08.pdf). *[Annual Review of Psychology](/source/Annual_Review_of_Psychology)*. **59** (1): 167–192. Annual Reviews. [doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.58.110405.085632](https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.58.110405.085632). [ISSN 0066-4308](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0066-4308). [PMID 17705683](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17705683)

1. Geisler, Wilson S.; Perry, Jeffrey S.; Ing, Almon D. (2008-02-14). *Natural systems analysis*. Electronic Imaging. San Jose, California, United States: SPIE. p. 68060M. [doi:10.1117/12.784161](https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784161)

1. Field, David J. (1987-12-01). "Relations between the statistics of natural images and the response properties of cortical cells". *Journal of the Optical Society of America A*. **4** (12): 2379–94. The Optical Society. [Bibcode:1987JOSAA...4.2379F](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1987JOSAA...4.2379F). [doi:10.1364/josaa.4.002379](https://doi.org/10.1364/josaa.4.002379). [ISSN 1084-7529](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1084-7529). [PMID 3430225](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3430225)

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