✨️ Fact of the Day (File 007) : Your Brain Can Sense Someone Staring at You — Even Without Seeing Them
Have you ever felt someone watching you, and then when you turned, you'll find out you were right? That eerie sensation isn't just in your head.
Psychologists believe this may come from our hyper-attuned threat detection system. It is a subconscious survival mechanism developed through evolution. The brain is wired to pick up on subtle environmental cues, like shifts in gaze or micro-movements, even from the edge of your peripheral vision.
They say it's called the “gaze detection system”, and it’s why sometimes, you just know you’re being watched.