• hopelessbyanxiety [he/him, she/her]
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    7 months ago

    Like when we get the feeling of being stared at, turn around, and someone is actually staring ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ isnt that telepathy??? How does that kind of communication work??

    • HamManBad [he/him]
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      7 months ago

      Our peripheral vision is much better than it looks, and we're highly attuned to the kind of situational changes in sound and lighting that might accompany being stared at. Also, there are a lot of false positives and we only remember the true positives. This has been highly studied