Or M. Bialik on Nostr: Our pattern-seeking #brain seems to need to be rattled from time to time. The ...
Our pattern-seeking #brain seems to need to be rattled from time to time. The combination of #predictability (established tropes) and resolving states of #uncertainty (what will happen next) might be a major reason why we enjoy #horror.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0425Published at
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