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Why We See Faces - Everywhere

Posted by timothy on from the and-doodle-them-too dept.

Berek Half Hand writes "Phil Plait over at Bad Astronomy has a great personal story of a paranormal visitation to his shower. His report explains a lot about human nature and how our brains our wired. Those of you who may be Kate Campbell fans will also immediately think of 'Jesus and Tomatoes' and the famous Nun Bun."

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  1. It's no mystery... by ivanmarsh · · Score: 2, Informative
    You can't help but see faces, it's hardwired into your brain.

    http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~gitars/16-721/final/final .html

  2. Prosopagnosia = face blindness by xluap · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think the brain has some sort of "coprocessor" to indentify faces.

    However, there are people who can't indentify who it is if they meet a known person. This condition is called prosapagnosia.

    www.prosopagnosia.com