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 reasonThe 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.
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