A team of scientists at University College of London (officially the most generic name for an academic institution ever) have conducted new research into the way the human mind tricks itself into seeing ghosts and monsters in the darkness. Read the whole article for a more detailed explanation, but the nutshell here is that in darkness we're more prone to fill out bits and pieces of visual information that we don't really have. In other words, your mind wants to see something complete even if you can't really see anything at all. Which explains why goblins and spooks only tend to hang out in the most dimly-lit rooms. Either that, or they're all fans of the Cure. More details here.
Monday, February 25, 2008
I See Hallucinations
