The following text is about cognitive science.
The "binding problem" asks how the brain unifies separate features—color, shape, motion—processed in different regions into coherent perceptions of objects. When you see a red square moving left, how does the brain know which features belong together? Mistakes occur: in crowded displays, people sometimes see "illusory conjunctions"—attributing one object's color to another's shape. Proposed solutions include synchronized neural oscillations that bind features processed together, and attention that selects which features belong to the same object. The problem reveals that the unified perception we experience requires sophisticated neural coordination.
What does the binding problem concern?
How memories are stored long-term
How the brain unifies separately processed features into coherent object perception
Why visual illusions never occur
How objects physically attach to each other
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the correct answer. The binding problem "asks how the brain unifies separate features—color, shape, motion—processed in different regions into coherent perceptions of objects."
- Evidence: Separate features; unification into coherent perception.
- Reasoning: Different brain regions must coordinate for unified experience.
- Conclusion: Feature unification is the central question.
Choice A is incorrect because this is about perception, not memory storage. Choice C is incorrect because illusory conjunctions do occur. Choice D is incorrect because it's about neural, not physical, binding.