Everyone knows the feeling that everyday objects look at us, apparently, or something looks like a face? The phenomenon that we see faces, symbols, and other familiar objects in so similar looking things, is well-researched. One speaks in this case of Pareidolia – the apparent Detect Patterns where there are none. The word comes from the Greek and roughly translates as illusion. The reason for this lies in our brain is hidden: it Takes a little Erblicktes as incomplete or unclear true, it complements the perception so that it corresponds to a familiar image. Pareidolien are misinterpretations of our gray cells. Researchers at the Institute for technology in Massachusetts found that the left brain evaluated area how similar an image of a face. The right half of the brain decides whether it is really a face.

Evolutionary reason

The origin of the phenomenon is likely established evolutionarily – and this also explains why, especially faces, is often as Pareidolia are perceived: they are the unmistakable signs of a human being. To identify a human face, as such, an important basis for Survival is for infants and young children; in later life it helps adults to recognize people even in confusing situations quickly.

faces in the urban city life

Some artists use this phenomenon for the so-called Eyebombing – decorating the paving stones, garbage cans, and co. with the eyes. Your goal: to humanize The objects. One of the artists Vanyu Krastev is, the photographer will beautify the streets in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

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world of wonders Updated Date: 06 July 2020, 01:26