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January 14th 2012

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How Does Our Brain Know What Is a Face and What’s Not?


Objects that resemble faces are everywhere. Whether it’s New Hampshire’s erstwhile granite “Old Man of the Mountain,” or Jesus’ face on a tortilla, our brains are adept at locating images that look like faces. However, the normal human brain is almost never fooled into thinking such objects actually are human faces.

Full Story: Science Daily

Posted at 3:40pm and tagged with: brain, cognitive,.

How Does Our Brain Know What Is a Face and What’s Not? Objects that resemble faces are everywhere. Whether it’s New Hampshire’s erstwhile granite “Old Man of the Mountain,” or Jesus’ face on a tortilla, our brains are adept at locating images that look like faces. However, the normal human brain is almost never fooled into thinking such objects actually are human faces. Full Story: Science Daily
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