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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Are you looking at me? Why we can FEEL when someone is staring at us...


We all have it to some degree. The ability to sense someone is staring at us...

It’s a phenomenon known as gaze perception, thanks to a sensory device in our brains that gives us the ability to feel that look. Gaze perception is linked into our peripheral vision and picks up on things we don’t realize we can see.

We human’s developed this primitive instinct way back when and it’s a two-fold defence mechanism. Gaze perception is our cue to make a split decision to either make friends or get ready to fight. It can play tricks on you too. The sensation is often heightened in unfamiliar or dark surroundings. 

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