THE BRAIN IS WIRED TO SEE FACES

~ ABOVE THE CAR IS A PATCH OF BROWN, WHICH STOOD OUT, SEEMING TO BE SEPARATE FROM THE COLOR IN THE PHOTOGRAPH ~  
THE SNOW IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JANUARY, 2011.
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?  
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW AMAZING THE BRAIN IS! 
ONCE I NOTICED THE FACE, I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO SEE THIS AREA OF THE PHOTO ANY OTHER WAY.  I NEED TO WORK AT SEEING THE TREES WITH DRIED/DEAD LEAVES.  MY BRAIN ORIGINALLY INTERPRETED THIS AREA AS A FACE, AND I FINALLY CAME TO THE REALIZATION THE IMAGE WAS CREATED BY THE NEGATIVE SPACE OF THE DEAD LEAVES ON THE TREES.  


INITIALLY, I QUESTIONED WHETHER WHAT I SAW WAS A REFLECTION IN A WINDOW.  THE PHOTOGRAPHER CONFIRMED IT WAS NOT.  
MY MIND WAS FASCINATED, THEREFORE, CURIOSITY WRAPPED ITSELF COMPLETELY AROUND FOCUSING ON WHAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE IMAGE OF A FACE. 
 I QUESTIONED OTHERS, WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE NOTICED WHAT I WAS SEEING.


I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I LOVE LEARNING HOW THE BRAIN FUNCTIONS.
THIS ALSO REMINDS ME OF THE FAMOUS RORSCHACH TESTS, A PROJECTIVE METHOD OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING IN WHICH A PERSON IS ASKED TO DESCRIBED WHAT IS SEEN IN VARIOUS "INK BLOT'S".


AS THE TITLE DESCRIBES, OUR BRAIN'S ARE GEARED/WIRED TO RECOGNIZE FACES, AND WE OFTEN SEE THEM IN CLOUDS, ROCK FORMATION'S, ETC.  I'M POSITIVE YOU SHARE THIS PHENOMENON, AND THOUGHT I'D SHARE MY RECENT EXPERIENCE OF SEEING A FACE, WHICH APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING OTHER WHAT IT REALLY IS ....  DEAD LEAVES IN A TREE .... NOW  IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE THAT, NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY.  I SIMPLY SEE A FACE.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY LITTLE ADVENTURE, EXPLORING FURTHER HOW THE BRAIN FUNCTION'S.  I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN LOOKING AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH.  THANKS FOR INDULGING MY INTEREST AND CURIOSITY.

   ~ WARM REGARDS, SARAH ~