Irving Biederman (1939 – August 17, 2022) was an
American vision scientist specializing in the study of brain processes underlying humans' ability to quickly recognize and interpret what they see.
While best known for his
Recognition by Components Theory that focuses on volumetric object recognition, his later work tended to examine the recognition of human faces. Biederman argued that face recognition is separate and distinct from the recognition of objects.
Biederman received his Ph.D. degree from the
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...
in 1966.
In addition to being a neuroscientist and professor of psychology at the State University of New York- University at Buffalo and professor of psychology and computer science at the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, he was holder of the Harold Dornsife Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience at USC, and was also a member of the USC Program in Neural, Informational and Behavioral Sciences.
Biederman appeared on an episode of ''
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!'', explaining the thought process of
UFO hunters.
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External links
USC College: Faculty: Department of Psychology: Irving BiedermanLab webpage at USC
1939 births
2022 deaths
American skeptics
University of Michigan alumni
University of Southern California faculty
American vision scientists
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