title: Music, thinking, perceived motion: the emergence of Gestalt theory.
abstract: Histories of psychology typically assert that Gestalt theory began with the publication of Max Wertheimer's 1912b paper on the phi phenomenon, the compelling visual apparent motion of actually stationary stimuli. The current author discusses the origin of Gestalt theory, as told by the historical record starting with M. Wertheimer's upbringing and ending with his most recent Gestalt theories.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado at Boulder.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wertheimer
mesh_terms: D005863:Gestalt Theory / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D009146:Music / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology*