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It's not surprising to me that we process faces the same whether we see them in person or on a screen, that's because screens are designed to accurately display
by root_axis 4y ago
It's not surprising to me that we process faces the same whether we see them in person or on a screen, that's because screens are designed to accurately display the visual qualities of their subjects. That is not even close to the same thing as saying "celebrities are stored in the same place as your friends".
- chordalkeyboard 4y ago"process" includes storing/referencing memories etc.
- stametseater 4y agoRecognizing your wife's face and recognizing a cartoon character from your childhood are both done with your brain, therefore your brain doesn't have different categories for family members and cartoon characters?
- chordalkeyboard 4y agoI'm not sure because I've never read anything about cartoon characters in this context but it probably has to do with whether the person recognizes that the cartoon character is an animated drawing or a person.
- j16sdiz 4y agoAnd boss are not even friends!