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The phenomenon of human sensitivity to biological motion was first documented by Swedish perceptual psychologist, Gunnar Johansson, in 1973. He is best known for his experiments that used point light displays (PLDs).
The phenomenon was first documented by Swedish perceptual psychologist, Gunnar Johansson, in 1973. There are many brain areas involved in this process, some similar to those used to perceive faces.
Nov 11, 2011 · This movie was produced in 1971 by James Maas, then at Cornell University, and demonstrates some of the work of the Swedish Psychologist Gunnar Johansson.
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A chapter from a book on body perception that reviews the pioneering work of Gunnar Johansson on the perception of human motion from point-light displays. It also discusses some of the follow-up research and applications of his ideas in cognitive psychology.
The term “biological motion” is closely associated with the work of Gunnar Johansson (1911–1998), an experimental psychologist who received his PhD from the University of Stockholm and then taught and conducted research at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, for most of his career.
Gunnar Johansson (1911–1998) was a Swedish psychophysicist. Biography. He was interested in the Gestalt laws of motion perception in vision. He is best known for his investigations of biological motion.
Gunnar Johansson is one of the 1986 recipients of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. Johansson receives this award because of his "penetrating theoretical insights into human visual perception, combined with ingenious and creative experimental research.
