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Human brains are wired to recognize faces, but why is the face of a vaguely human-looking cartoon/anime character such as pic related trigger our facial recognition response too?

>> No.12586062

>>12585999
>trying to justify your drawing fetish this hard
Go away.

>> No.12586130

>>12586062
3dpd

>> No.12586225

Bump

>> No.12586228
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>>12585999
The autistic brain needs the exaggerated features of an animu in order to respond to a face. That's why they get more attached to animu than real peoples.

>> No.12586231

>>12586228
Tldr: supranormal stimulus.
https://www.sparringmind.com/supernormal-stimuli/

>> No.12586237

>>12585999
Same neural pathways that cause us to recognize faces of and anthropomorphize animals

>> No.12586278

>>12585999
if (dreaming > reality)
then (2d > 3d)

>> No.12586626

>>12586228
>only autists like animeface

>> No.12586986

>>12586626
Correct

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>> No.12587065

>>12586991
rofl

>> No.12587082

>>12585999
because the circuits are very sensitive to vaguely face-like collections of shapes? i don't understand your question