Trypophobia, skin disease, and the visual discomfort of natural textures

Abstract In the last decade, the behavioral sciences have described the phenomenon of trypophobia, which is the discomfort felt by some individuals when viewing images containing clusters of bumps or holes. One evolutionary hypothesis for this phenomenon is that this visual discomfort represents an...

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Main Authors: Christopher DiMattina, R. Nathan Pipitone, Martin R. Renteria, Kriston J. Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55149-8