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'''Pattern recognition enhancement''' can be described as an increase in a person's ability to recognize significant imagery (usually faces) within vague stimuli. | '''Pattern recognition enhancement''' can be described as an increase in a person's ability to recognize significant imagery (usually faces) within vague stimuli. | ||
This innate ability which human beings possess in everyday life is referred to by the scientific literature as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia pareidolia] and is very well documented. Common examples of this include spotting faces in everyday objects | This innate ability which human beings possess in everyday life is referred to by the scientific literature as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia pareidolia] and is very well documented. Common examples of this include spotting faces in everyday objects or perhaps viewing clouds as fantastical objects. | ||
During this experience pareidolia can become significantly more intense and pronounced. For example, scenery may look remarkably like people or objects, every single leaf on a tree may look like many tiny green faces, or clouds might appear to be easily recognizable as fantastical objects, all without any visual alterations actually taking place. | During the enhancement of this experience pareidolia can become significantly more intense and pronounced. For example, scenery may look remarkably like people or objects, every single leaf on a tree may look like many tiny green faces, or clouds might appear to be easily recognizable as fantastical objects, all without any visual alterations actually taking place. | ||
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