The following are th€:" proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Human and Machine Perception held in Trabia, Italy, on July 21~25, 1996, under the auspices of two Institutions: the Cybernetic and Biophysics Group (GNCB) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and the 'Centro Interdipartimentale di Tecnologie della Conoscenza' ofPalenno University. A broad spectrum of topics are covered in this series, ranging from computer perception to psychology and physiology of perception (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.). The theme of this workshop was: "Human and Machine Perception: Information Fusion". The goal of information and sensory data fusion is to integrate internal knowledge with complementary and/or redundant information from many sensors to achieve (and maintain) a better knowledge of the environment. The mechanism behind the integration of information is one of the most difficult challenges in understanding human and robot perception. The workshop consisted of a pilot phase of eight leCtures introducing perception sensorialities in nature and artificial systems, and of five subsequent modules each consisting of two lectures (dealing with solutions in nature and machines respectively) and a panel discussion. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Information Extraction and Perceptual Grouping in the Auditory System....Pages 1-12 Ultrasonic Techniques for Environment Perception....Pages 13-25 The Vestibular System....Pages 27-41 Anatomical and Mathematical Tools in the Visual Pathways Studies: An Historical Overview....Pages 43-54 Visual Sensors with Embedded Processing Abilities....Pages 55-74 Anatomy and Physiology of Somatosensory Processing....Pages 75-86 Tactile Sensors and Systems....Pages 87-107 Integration and Storage of Sensory Motor Information: Computation in the Cerebellum....Pages 109-121 Field Computation and Sensory Fusion....Pages 123-137 Panel Summary: Plasticity and Reconfigurability in Sensory Systems....Pages 139-145 Solving by Redundancy and Misunderstanding by Simplification....Pages 147-154 Perception for Decision or Decision for Perception?....Pages 155-177 Panel Summary: Pragmatic Observation and Evaluation....Pages 179-188 Integrating Reflexes and Voluntary Behaviours: Coordination and Adaptation Controls in Man....Pages 189-205 Motion Perception as an Area Process....Pages 207-218 Panel Summary: Behavioural Models....Pages 219-234 Representation and Integration of Multiple Knowledge Sources: Issues and Questions....Pages 235-254 Symbolic, Conceptual and Subconceptual Representations....Pages 255-270 Panel Summary: Knowledge Model Representations....Pages 271-288 Picture Icon and Word Icon....Pages 289-300 Panel Summary: Characters, Pixels and Phonemes....Pages 301-318 Back Matter....Pages 319-321
