Mirror, Mirror
Why do we see faces in the mirror that aren’t our own? Have you ever played the game “Bloody Mary,” and then seen Mary herself? There is a very scientific reason behind what you saw. In today’s episode, we explore why our brains make us see the strange things we do, what it means to see faces where faces don’t exist, and what it’s like to be face-blind.
Then, we talk about how mirrors are actually pan-dimensional portals that cause spirits to get trapped. Because that’s how we roll.
Listen now, and learn about how our brains manifest and reveal the monster within, today, on The H-files, brought to you by Homespun Haints!
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References
Be sure to check out this episode’s sister article on The Robinson Age.
The Troxler Effect
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/558091/origin-bloody-mary-and-why-we-think-we-see-things-mirrors
Mirror Gazing and Depression
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258311/
Origins of Bloody Mary
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/558091/origin-bloody-mary-and-why-we-think-we-see-things-mirrors
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloody-mary-story/
https://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=12771052
Mirror Gazing and Seeing Things
https://mindhacks.com/2010/09/18/the-strange-face-in-the-mirror-illusion/
Read this one just for the comments!
What is Pareidolia?
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/538524/science-behind-pareidolia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432238/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-faithful-resemblance/
What is Prosopagnosia, or being Face-blind?
https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/a-quirk-of-the-brain-called-prosopagnosia-makes-it-hard/
