The perceptual and cognitive processes by which specific characteristics or properties are identified and isolated from complex stimuli for further processing and recognition.
Example: The visual system extracting edges, colors, and textures from visual scenes to enable object recognition, or auditory processing extracting pitch and rhythm from musical sounds.
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