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Description

Princeton University researchers have come up with a new twist on the mysterious visual phenomenon experienced by humans known as the "uncanny valley." That twist is that monkeys experience the same exact feeling. The uncanny valley describes that disquieting feeling that occurs when viewers look at representations designed to be as human-like as possible.

Summary

Princeton University researchers have come up with a new twist on the mysterious visual phenomenon experienced by humans known as the "uncanny valley." That twist is that monkeys experience the same exact feeling. The uncanny valley describes that disquieting feeling that occurs when viewers look at representations designed to be as human-like as possible.

Subtitle
Don't look, it's your look-a-like
Duration
1:30
Publishing date
2009-12-14 07:12
Link
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usnewssciencediscoveries/~3/up0rV29DxWU/66066
Contributors
  National Science Foundation
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Enclosures
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usnewssciencediscoveries/~5/lhY4vNFW1jA/facsimile.mp3
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