Scientists continuing their work within the US National Institutes of Health, primate They did a remarkable study. The study, conducted on two macaques, showed that the primate brain has a function that helps them identify faces. very fast mechanism it turned out that it exists.

According to research on humans, a familiar face enters the visual center 380 milliseconds can be defined in a time period such as This situation is somewhat different in other primates, however. According to the research, primates have faces that are not even in the visual center. only 40 milliseconds They can define it in a short time.

So how is this possible?

In the context of research, scientists Macaque monkeys They decided to measure brain frequencies. In this context; The animals were shown monkey faces, human faces, fruits and vegetables, and man-made objects. Brain activity above display After 30 milliseconds have elapsed He showed that he could tell whether what he saw was a face or not. The distinction made is made in 50 milliseconds. 80 percent accuracy reaches.

This characteristic of primates is due to the “superior colliculusIt was made possible by a section called “. Superior colliculus, located between the first part of the visual cortex and the midbrain, is responsible for processing an image entering the visual field. even if it is not in the visual center made it possible to detect it. Researchers stated that this area works even faster than the head turn reflex.