ABSTRACT
Beginning with his doctoral dissertation in 1950 which introduced the study of event perception and the application of vector analysis to perception, Gunnar Johansson has been a seminal figure in the field of perception. His work on biomechanical motion in the 1970s challenged conventional notions and stimulated great interest among experimental psychologists and students of machine vision. In 1989 Johansson published his latest theoretical synthesis, the optic sphere theory, an innovative conceptualization that goes beyond his earlier proposals.
This volume presents -- for the first time -- an extensive precis of the out-of-print classic 1950 monograph prepared by Johansson. It also includes a representative set of Johansson's important publications produced over the ensuing four decades. These papers served as the springboard for a set of original essays by a distinguished group of North American and European scientists. Part critical commentary, part elaboration, and part seeking new directions, the entire collection makes for a singularly rich treatment of the perception of objects and events.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|25 pages
Biography
part 2|268 pages
A Selection of Gunnar Johansson's Contributions
chapter |35 pages
Perception of Motion and Changing Form †
chapter |15 pages
Spatio-Temporal Differentiation and Integration in Visual Motion Perception †
part 3|21 pages
Tracing Gunnar Johansson's Theoretical Development
part 3|15 pages
Applied Research
part 5|73 pages
Commentaries on Selected Aspects of Gunnar Johansson's Contributions
chapter 19|23 pages
Perception of Biological Motion
part 7|40 pages
Perceptual Processing
part 8|57 pages
Vection and Locomotion
chapter |6 pages
The Significance of Vection
part |23 pages
Optic Sphere Theory
part |11 pages
Concluding Remarks