667
He gets us! (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 37 points 6 months ago

Ok It it's AI generated but I want to know what's happening at the cognitive level. This is unlike other multistable images I've seen before. Can someone explain how this works brain-wise?

[-] randoot@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago

The details distract your brain from seeing the underlying image. When you squint you can't see details so brain can suddenly see the hidden image.

People have made these before but AI is just 100x better at hallucinating in details so the effect is really strong.

[-] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

Alright now I wanna know why squinting doesn't allow to see details but I'm getting one step closer to understanding it. Thanks

[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 2 points 6 months ago

You see less and light/dark receptors are more sensitive. Same effect if you zoom out.

[-] escew@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

You ever been barely awake and see a coat on a chair and jump cus your brain says there’s a dude standing there? It’s that.

[-] DreadPirateShawn 8 points 6 months ago

That dude in your room is Jesus.

[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

A neurological quirk, makes sense.

[-] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

Ah ye, I can relate the the effects. Thanks

[-] Duranie@literature.cafe 16 points 6 months ago

Since birth our brains are wired to look for faces. It helps with survival when the helpless wiggly thing bonds with the giant who is full of hormones telling them to protect it.

As we grow we learn to recognize other patterns, which help us find food, be safe, find a mate, etc. Our brains are constantly looking to match everything we see with something from a previous experience. Which is unfortunately one of the places PTSD can pop up. Say you had a traumatic experience - you may not remember seeing someone wearing a red hat just prior to something terrible happening, but your brain might. In the aftermath it's possible that you find yourself uncomfortable around someone wearing a red hat but can't figure out why. You may not remember, but your brain does and thinks it's helping by alerting you too a problem.

[-] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Pareidolia is the word you are looking for.

this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2024
667 points (100.0% liked)

memes

10271 readers
2357 users here now

Community rules

1. Be civilNo trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politicsThis is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world

3. No recent repostsCheck for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No botsNo bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/AdsNo advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.

Sister communities

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS