Dr. Franz Mechsner
Neurobiologist, Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research
- FM is a neurobiologist by education. After having worked as a novelist and free lance journalist, he is currently a senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research. His main interest concerns perceptual and cognitive aspects of human movement control.
- In 2003 he received the 2nd price in the Wolfgang Metzger Award 2002 for his work on "Gestalt Factors in Human Movement Coordination" (published in Gestalt Theory 25 (4/2003), 225-245.
Selected Publications:
- Mechsner, F., Kerzel, D., Knoblich, G. & Prinz, W. (2001) Perceptual basis of bimanual coordination. Nature, 414, . 69-72.
- Mechsner, F. (2000) Empfundenes und reales Tempo: Eine Deutung von Fitts' Gesetz im Lichte von Celibidaches Musikphänomenologie In: Aschersleben, G. & Müller, K. (Eds.) Kognitive Aspekte der Wahrnehmung und Produktion von Rhythmus. Bern: Huber
- Mechsner, F. (1998) Die Suche nach dem Ich. (Bewusstseinsforschung), GEO, 2/1998
- Mechsner, F. (1998) Die sterbliche Seele. Standpunkt-Essay, DER SPIEGEL, 53/1998
- Mechsner, F. (1998) Eine Theorie der Kleinhirnfunktion. Dissertation, Medizinische Fakultät, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
- Mechsner, F. (1997) Wie denkt der Mensch? (Denkpsychologie), GEO, 2/1997
- Mechsner, F.& Palm, G. (1997) Is the cerebellum essentially a precise pattern matching device? Behavioral and Brain Sciences 20: (2) 257
- Mechsner, F. (1996) A new theory of cerebellar function. Connection Science, 8: (1) 31-54
- Mechsner, F. (1981) Vorwärtsrückwärts oder das unheimlich totale Leben. Roman, List: München
Franz Mechsner published in Gestalt Theory - An International Multidisciplinary Journal
- "Gestalt Factors in Human Movement Coordination". Gestalt Theory 25 (4/2003), 225-245.
- Human Action by Intention. A Re-Appraisal of Wolfgang Metzger's Approach . Gestalt Theory 26 (3/2004).
Contact
Dr. Franz Mechsner
Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie
Andeystr. 67
D-44139 Dortmund
Germany
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