Scientific America: What’s in a face?

Scientific America has a fascinating slide show on illusions of the face and neuroscience. Check it out. The picture to the left corresponds to the third slide and the one I find most perplexing!

Aude Oliva and University of Glasgow researcher Philippe Schyns created this illusion by producing hybrids of two images.  When look at it close up, it is dramatically different than when you look at it far away!

Check it out and enjoy!  Thanks, Janie, for the heads-up on this!