Together, this work provides evidence for visual processing of animacy itself*, beyond lower-level correlates like shape or curvature. This adds to the growing use and appeal of “visual anagrams” as a tool for high-level perception (see: bsky.app/profile/talb...).
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On the left is a rabbit. On the right is an elephant. But guess what: They’re the *same image*, rotated 90°!
In @currentbiology.bsky.social, @chazfirestone.bsky.social & I show how these images—known as “visual anagrams”—can help solve a longstanding problem in cognitive science. bit.ly/45BVnCZ
