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This episode was first broadcast in September 2021. Have you heard of ASMR? Whispery, clicky, crinkly videos are massive on YouTube - racking up millions of views. The idea is that these sounds elicit a certain tingly, calming sensation in some people. So what is ASMR and what does the science tell us about it? Is it real … or pseudoscience? And why do some people get the opposite reaction – irritation rather than these pleasant tingles?

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From Hitler to Elvis, there seem to be certain faces we see more often in everyday objects, and they’re usually male

Faces in random objects including potatoes and rock faces were mostly perceived as young and male by both men and women, report researchers in Bethesda, Maryland.

Study reveals why the brain sees human faces everywhere The brain identifies and analyses real human faces is by the same cognitive processes that identify illusory faces, research suggests. 06 July, 2021 23:01 Human brains seem hardwired to see human faces where there are none – in objects such as the moon, tree trunks and vacuum cleaners, with some people even seeing an imagined Jesus in cheese on toast. But until now, scientists have not understood exactly what the brain is doing when it processes visual signals and interprets them as representations of the...