#flashed face distortion

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Flashed face distortion effect

Flashed face distortion effect is a visual illusion in which the fast presentation of eye-aligned faces triggers the perception that such are distorted. The degree of distortion is greater if faces present big differences among each other. Source: Imagination station

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Flashed Face Distortion Effect – Pretty girls turn ugly

The effect seems to depend on processing each face in light of the others. By aligning the faces at the eyes and presenting them quickly, it becomes much easier to compare them, so the differences between the faces are more extreme. If someone has a large jaw, it looks almost ogre-like. If they have an especially large forehead, then it looks particularly bulbous. We’re conducting several experiments right now to figure out exactly what’s causing this effect, so watch this space!