There’s a man in the moon: Why our brains see human faces everywhere

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There’s a man in the moon: Why our brains see human faces everywhere

It’s so commonplace we barely give it a second thought, but human brains seem hardwired to see human faces where there are none—in objects as varied as the moon, toys, plastic bottles, tree trunks and vacuum cleaners. Some have even seen an imagined Jesus in cheese on toast.

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