By: Daniel Glaser | Walk this way: how the brain recognises someone by their gait | Daniel Glaser | Neuroscience | The Guardian
Pippa Middleton walking up the aisle is a reminder of the special neuroscience behind seeing someone walk
Once again, all eyes were on Pippa Middleton as she walked up the aisle, this time at her own wedding. As she wrote in her book Celebrate: ‘It’s a bit startling to achieve global recognition… on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom.’
It’s unlikely the biological aspect of how we watch people walking was foremost in her mind last week, but there is good neuroscience behind the claim.
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