Gordon Burghardt
Gordon Burghardt is a play scholar whose work is both rigorously scientific and startlingly original. The Genesis of Animal Play (MIT Press, 2005) is a
Gordon Burghardt is a play scholar whose work is both rigorously scientific and startlingly original. The Genesis of Animal Play (MIT Press, 2005) is a
In this quick guide, Gordon Burghardt considers the criteria for ascribing a particular animal behavior as “play “, and in particular the evidence for play
Scientific Disciplines Researching Play Home On this page we summarize the broad range of play research conducted in universities around the world under the auspices
In The Genesis of Animal Play, Gordon Burghardt examines the origins and evolution of play in humans and animals. He asks what play might mean
Play Science Play Is Deeply Rooted in Us Neuroscientist Jaak Pankskepp and psychologist Gordon Burghardt have shown that play is part of the biology of
Object play occurs in diverse animals in addition to birds and mammals. Although many carnivores engage in object play in a predatory context, many non-predators
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