Jason Silva on Faces | Brain Games

of course the human face is pivotal to

of course the human face is pivotal to interpersonal communication I mean the

interpersonal communication I mean the

interpersonal communication I mean the face is seemingly one of the most

face is seemingly one of the most

face is seemingly one of the most expressive parts of the human body in

expressive parts of the human body in

expressive parts of the human body in fact there’s all kinds of micro

fact there’s all kinds of micro

fact there’s all kinds of micro expressions that the face can do these

expressions that the face can do these

expressions that the face can do these subtle cues that we can give that get

subtle cues that we can give that get

subtle cues that we can give that get people an insight into our mind you

people an insight into our mind you

people an insight into our mind you might say that our face is the closest

might say that our face is the closest

might say that our face is the closest thing to turning our minds inside-out

thing to turning our minds inside-out

thing to turning our minds inside-out it’s a way to glimpse the interior or

it’s a way to glimpse the interior or

it’s a way to glimpse the interior or ‘ti of another person you literally read

‘ti of another person you literally read

‘ti of another person you literally read someone’s face and glimpse their inner

someone’s face and glimpse their inner

someone’s face and glimpse their inner state of course some people are more

state of course some people are more

state of course some people are more expressive than others what’s

expressive than others what’s

expressive than others what’s interesting about how we process faces

interesting about how we process faces

interesting about how we process faces is that it’s part of the brain called

is that it’s part of the brain called

is that it’s part of the brain called the fusiform gyrus that doesn’t what’s

the fusiform gyrus that doesn’t what’s

the fusiform gyrus that doesn’t what’s called holistic perception and so we’ve

called holistic perception and so we’ve

called holistic perception and so we’ve taken a lot of different cues a lot of

taken a lot of different cues a lot of

taken a lot of different cues a lot of different elements that we perceive and

different elements that we perceive and

different elements that we perceive and then we create kind of a larger hole we

then we create kind of a larger hole we

then we create kind of a larger hole we render a composite of what we’re

render a composite of what we’re

render a composite of what we’re interpreting or perceiving in that

interpreting or perceiving in that

interpreting or perceiving in that moment we’ve got to be attracted to

moment we’ve got to be attracted to

moment we’ve got to be attracted to symmetry and you know there’s all these

symmetry and you know there’s all these

symmetry and you know there’s all these elements of like the golden ratio and

elements of like the golden ratio and

elements of like the golden ratio and how they have live faces we seem to be

how they have live faces we seem to be

how they have live faces we seem to be primed and looking for genetic health in

primed and looking for genetic health in

primed and looking for genetic health in terms of what we’re attracted to that

terms of what we’re attracted to that

terms of what we’re attracted to that seems to be on display in people’s faces

seems to be on display in people’s faces

seems to be on display in people’s faces which is absolutely fascinating this

which is absolutely fascinating this

which is absolutely fascinating this episode is surely going to blow your

episode is surely going to blow your

episode is surely going to blow your mind

mind

mind so keep your face to the TV