http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wir...wards-25608761
The award in neuroscience indicates scientific interest in the root causes of eppigies has finally arrived :whistle:
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird...cience-n206641
The relevant study:
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird...-toast-n101511
"The man in the moon. Jesus in toast. The Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich. Faces are everywhere — even when they're not, strictly speaking, supposed to be.
Now, new research reveals the brain processes that underlie these facial false alarms, a phenomenon called "face pareidolia." The findings suggest that expectations matter. When people expect to see a face, these expectations may activate a brain region responsible for processing faces, the researchers report in the April issue of the journal Cortex."
Or, as we know so well, a face in a rock
The award in neuroscience indicates scientific interest in the root causes of eppigies has finally arrived :whistle:
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird...cience-n206641
The relevant study:
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird...-toast-n101511
"The man in the moon. Jesus in toast. The Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich. Faces are everywhere — even when they're not, strictly speaking, supposed to be.
Now, new research reveals the brain processes that underlie these facial false alarms, a phenomenon called "face pareidolia." The findings suggest that expectations matter. When people expect to see a face, these expectations may activate a brain region responsible for processing faces, the researchers report in the April issue of the journal Cortex."
Or, as we know so well, a face in a rock
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