The perception of apparent body movement sometimes follows biologically plausible paths
rather than paths along the shortest distance as in the case for inanimate objects. For …

Increasing evidence suggests that the visual analysis of other people's actions depends
upon the observer's own body representation or schema. This raises the question of how …

Almost certainly the most well known characteristic of Johansson's point-light figures is the
apparent ease with which they can be processed (Johansson, 1973; Marey, 1875/1972) …

In classic demonstrations of apparent motion, observers typically report seeing motion along
the shortest possible path between 2 sequentially presented objects. However, when …

Body movements are recognized with speed and precision, even from strongly
impoverished stimuli. While cortical structures involved in biological motion recognition have …

Of the images that we encounter on a daily basis, perhaps the most interesting are visions of
other people. Much cognitive and psychological research has focused attention on the …

In demonstrations of apparent motion, observers typically report seeing motion along the
shortest possible path between two sequentially presented objects. Recent work has …

Observers viewed pairs of alternating photographs of a human body in different positions.
Shortest-path motion solutions were pitted against anatomically possible movements. With …

Recent models have proposed a two-stage process of biological motion recognition. First,
template or snapshot neurons estimate the body form. Then, motion is estimated from body …

Psychophysical and neurophysiological studies suggest that human body motions can be
readily recognized. Human bodies are highly articulated and can move in a nonrigid …