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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Because our brains are pattern recognition machines. In the uncanny Valley the brain is on the fence on if it recognizes the face as human, so both “Yes I recognize that very familiar thing” and “This is something new” get triggered. The Brain gets confused having both signals at the same time and without resolution this feeling is uncomfortable. When it’s SO close, even watching more video still doesn’t resolve. Like one second might look real and then the next second doesn’t.
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