stackyFACTS
Psychology

Why does your brain sometimes violently misinterpret a pile of clothes on a chair as a terrifying intruder?

HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART

Why does your brain sometimes violently misinterpret a pile of clothes on a chair as a terrifying intruder?

From the Stacky collection1 min read
Why does your brain sometimes violently misinterpret a pile of clothes on a chair as a terrifying intruder?
STACKY / Psychology
Topics in this factfearevolutionbrain
One discovery leads to another.

Keep exploring facts in this topic.

Psychology →
STACKY FOR IPHONE

A bigger world.
One discovery
at a time.

Keep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.

Download on the App Store
ONE MORE DISCOVERY?

Keep exploring

All in this topic →
Humans strictly prefer curved architecture over sharp angles
Psychology

Humans strictly prefer curved architecture over sharp angles

A completely totally wildly remarkably completely jagged intensely massively sharp entirely absolute entirely utterly massive completely highly spiky…

Discover more
Psychology

Human brain can imagine terrifying scenarios with zero effort, yet when asked to picture a peaceful beach it struggles like Windows 98 running 50 tabs.

Ask your brain for a soothing beach image, and it loads slower than dial-up internet. But ask it for a terrifying 'what if?' scenario? Instant clarity:…

Discover more
What bizarre mental process actually causes you to wake up knowing the solution to a complex problem?
Psychology

What bizarre mental process actually causes you to wake up knowing the solution to a complex problem?

What bizarre mental process actually causes you to wake up knowing the solution to a complex problem?

Discover more
Why is it nearly impossible to look at a modern car’s headlights and grille without seeing a distinct facial expression?
Psychology

Why is it nearly impossible to look at a modern car’s headlights and grille without seeing a distinct facial expression?

Why is it nearly impossible to look at a modern car’s headlights and grille without seeing a distinct facial expression?

Discover more
If someone commands you to 'stop thinking about your ex,' what malicious thing does your brain do immediately?
Psychology

If someone commands you to 'stop thinking about your ex,' what malicious thing does your brain do immediately?

If someone commands you to 'stop thinking about your ex,' what malicious thing does your brain do immediately?

Discover more
When someone makes a typo in an argument online, why are you suddenly more likely to dismiss their valid points?
Psychology

When someone makes a typo in an argument online, why are you suddenly more likely to dismiss their valid points?

When someone makes a typo in an argument online, why are you suddenly more likely to dismiss their valid points?

Discover more
StackyMore discoveries in the app
Download on the App Store