Recognizing the motion of biological entities is crucial for individual survival and social interaction in many species. The properties and influencing factors of biological motion recognition are summarized here, based on the studies in psychophysical experiments, lesions and mental disorder. Then, the main findings in neural mechanism of biological motion recognition are reviewed from the perspective of dorsal-ventral visual pathways, according to the experimental evidences in neuroimaging, lesions and neuro-electrophysiological studies. Finally, some matters and suggestions for future research about neural mechanism of biological motion recognition are put forward.