Comment on Eyes are freaky af
danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 year agoFacial expressions are a powerful form of communication. Faces (especially eyes) are so important to communication in the human brain that we see faces in places (pareidolia).
There is also a theory that we evolved to have the whites of our eyes visible so others can see where you’re looking and react appropriately (especially in the case of danger).
Case@unilem.org 1 year ago
Do you have any sources on that?
I’m not trying to call you out, I’m interested in reading more.
danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 year ago
Sure. It’s called the Cooperative Eye Hypothesis.
www.livescience.com/4299-eyes-alluring.html
Some researchers have called it into question fairly recently: phys.org/…/2021-06-cooperative-eye-hypothesis.htm…
I learned most of this in psychology classes years ago. There is also a Wikipedia article on the topic. I’m not an expert at all, but I find this stuff fascinating.