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People with this rare visual condition see illusory faces more often, new study shows

  • Written by Jessica Taubert, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
People with this rare visual condition see illusory faces more often, new study showsBitsAndSplits/Getty

When you look at clouds, tree bark, or the front of a car, do you sometimes see a face staring back at you? That’s “face pareidolia” and it is a perfectly normal illusion where our brains spot faces in patterns that aren’t actually faces.

For most of us, these illusions are harmless. But my new research,...

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