Fwd: BtZ42 very misc. Faces early and to the end of GR....seeing others better.

[Mark Kohut]

Results showed 'simpler' faces were deemed more pleasing to the eye.

According to the study, the human brain is programmed to prefer things that
are easiest, and quickest to process, which isn't limited to face, but
includes landscapes, and could actually explain the wide-spread use of
emoji.

Furthermore, these preferences are not domain-specific, being expressed
with faces, landscapes as well as simple abstract geometric forms.






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From: Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 4:00 AM
Subject: BtZ42 very misc. Faces early and to the end of GR....seeing others
better.
To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>


.....and even the faces of our friends and loved ones — when we know
something well, it's easier to distinguish its differences.

A fascinating study
<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-03/jhu-wyk030116.php> by
researchers at Johns Hopkins University shows that the same principle also
governs how we read and interpret language. The study finds evidence that
the way we process information visually is influenced by our knowledge and
experience.
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