Perception
Pareidolia
Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon where individuals perceive familiar patterns, such as faces or objects, in random stimuli. This tendency is rooted in the brain's pattern recognition capabilities and has been observed across various cultures and historical periods.
Synesthesia
Synesthesia is a neurological condition where the stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in another pathway, such as perceiving colors when hearing music or associating specific tastes with words.