Why It's Perfectly Normal to See Jesus in Toast
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 11:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The man in the moon. Jesus in toast. The Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich. Faces are everywhere — even when they're not, strictly speaking, supposed to be.Now, new research reveals the brain processes that underlie these facial false alarms, a phenomenon called "face pareidolia.