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Monthly Archives: January 2014
The Tatcher Effect
The Thatcher effect or Thatcher illusion is a phenomenon where it becomes more difficult to detect local feature changes in an upside-down face, despite identical changes being obvious in an upright face. It is named after British former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on whose photograph the … Continue reading
Posted in Face perception, Neuroscience, Optical illusions, Perception, Psychology, Science
Tagged cognitive neuroscience research, cognitive illusions, face perception, Neuroscience, Optical illusions, Perception, psychological phenomenon, psychology, science, Thatcher effect, Thatcher illusion
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What Caricatures Can Teach Us About Facial Recognition
“To better identify and remember people, we turn them into caricatures,” Wired reporter Ben Austen writes in “What Caricatures Can Teach Us About Facial Recognition”. The story explores our incredible aptitude for distinguishing one visage from another by focusing on each punim’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Eye tracker, Face perception, Judgement and Decision making, Neuroscience, Pareidolia, Perception, Psychology, Science
Tagged caricature, Caricatures, Cartoon, cognitive neuroscience research, face morph, face perception, faces, Facial Recognition, Neuroscience, Pareidolia, Perception, psychological phenomenon, psychology, science
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Biocentrism, Life and Consciousness
The theory of “biocentrism” is discussed below, presented by Dr. Robert Lanza first and argued against by Vinod Wadhawan at the bottom. Scientist Dr. Robert Lanza, who was voted the 3rd most important scientist alive by the NY Times, is an expert in regenerative … Continue reading
Squares and M&M’s Bulge Illusion
Visual perception begins with our retinas locating the edges of objects in the world. Downstream neural mechanisms analyze those borders and use that information to fill in the insides of objects, constructing our perception of surfaces. What happens when those … Continue reading
Faces in Things
A collection of faces in things on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/alexandra408/pareidolia/
Oxytocin and the Real Reason Men Love Breasts
When oxytocin is released at the baby’s instigation, the attention of the mother focuses on her baby. The infant becomes the most important thing in the world. Oxytocin, acting in concert with dopamine, also helps imprint the newborn’s face, smell … Continue reading
Posted in Oxytocin, Psychology, Science
Tagged Brain, cognitive neuroscience research, hormone oxytocin, Neuroscience, Oxytocin, psychology, science
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