“…There is certainly contextual information in the stimulus that sometimes makes it possible to make educated guesses about what may or may not be hidden behind an occluder, and the interesting empirical question is to what extent and according to what rules and heuristics the visual system actually uses this information to make such “educated guesses.” A large body of research on amodal completion already shows that, although it may appear counterintuitive, the visual system uses such information to an impressive extent ( Ekroll, Mertens, et al., 2018 ; Ekroll et al., 2017 ; Gerbino, 2017 ; Gerbino & Zabai, 2003 ; Kanizsa, 1985 ; Koenderink et al., 2018 ; Michotte et al., 1964 ; Peta et al., 2019 ; Scherzer & Ekroll, 2015 ; Shimojo & Nakayama, 1990 ; Tse, 1999 ; Van Lier, 1999 ; Van Lier & Wagemans, 1999 ). The present findings suggest in agreement with the findings of Øhrn et al. (2019) that the visual system also can create a perceptual illusion of absence by relying on contextual information.…”