This chapter examines the relation between perception and language in the light of Heinz Werner’s and Alexander Luria’s theories. Perception has traditionally been studied as an isolated function, but both Werner and Luria emphasize its integration with cognitive processes and its relation with environmental and cultural factors. We first outline the historical background of the theories by tracing their origins from the Berlin School of Gestalt Psychology to Kurt Goldstein’s contributions. Werner’s organismic-developmental theory describes perception as a process of increasing differentiation and integration, while Luria’s cultural-historical approach emphasizes how language and social structures develop perceptual processes. Luria’s cross-cultural research, particularly the studies he carried out in Central Asia in the 1930s, provides empirical support for the thesis that perception is historically and culturally mediated, rather than being a fixed biological function. Therefore, we compare how both theories explain specific perceptual phenomena and discuss their implications for contemporary research. By integrating cultural and ecological developmental perspectives, we highlight how Werner’s and Luria’s insights contribute to a structural-dynamic approach that accounts for both cognitive structures and cultural-historical influences. Understanding their theoretical contributions may also help to clarify the broad issue of “Gestalt network” and provide a foundation for further research into the cultural development of cognition.