Why are many people freaked out by things that look nearly but are definitely not human? Also known as the uncanny valley.
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Our brain is not just good at recognizing patterns, but are *especially* good at recognizing human faces to the point there’s even a specialized little part of the brain for it.
The Uncanny Valley effect happens when the general pattern recognizing part recognizes a human face, but the human face recognizing part doesn’t. Our brain basically is sending the “It’s a human,” and “It’s not a human,” signal at the same time which gets uncomfortable.
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