Why the Brain Is Programmed to See Faces in Everyday Objects
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Face pareidolia, the phenomenon of seeing facelike structures in inanimate objects, is a perceptual phenomenon that occurs when sensory input is processed by visual mechanisms that have evolved to extract social content from human faces.
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If YOU see faces in these photos you suffer from facial pareidolia
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Our brains “read” expressions of illusory faces in things just like real faces
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Paréidolie faciale : pourquoi il n'est pas si étrange de percevoir des visages dans des objets du quotidien - GuruMeditation
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Neuroscience: why do we see faces in everyday objects?
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How the brain distinguishes between objects, MIT News
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Why Do We See Faces in Objects?
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There's a man in the moon: Why our brains see human faces everywhere
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facial recognition News Research Articles - Page 3 of 9
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visual neuroscience News Research Articles - Page 28 of 75
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Neuroscience: why do we see faces in everyday objects?
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Why the brain is programmed to see faces in everyday objects
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University of New South Wales News Research Articles - Page 2 of 5
Why We See Faces In Everyday Objects
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Pareidolia: The science behind seeing faces in everyday objects
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University of New South Wales News Research Articles - Page 2 of 5
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