Texture capture in Necker cubes.

Texture capture can be based on illusory contours, stereopsis, outline figures, real movement, and apparent movement. Several figures are presented that demonstrate texture capture by the use of the pictorial depth cues of the Necker cube. The textures seem affixed to the sides of the cube, follow the alternations of the cube, and extend off the picture plane. A concomitant phenomenon is a subjective rarefaction of the texture in the cube. It is suggested that boundary cues determine the assignation of texture to surfaces.