Stare-in-the-crowd effect evolved from a necessity for fast and accurate gaze perception for complex social interactions (Emery 2000). According to this model, an eye direction detector (EDD) mechanism - a neurocognitive system responsible for the rapid detection of eyes in the environment and their gaze direction – arose as a function of the geometry created by a dark circular iris relative to the white sclera (Baron-Cohen 1994). Specifically, it is contended that the increased ratio of exposed sclera in the eye outline of humans serves to enhance the velocity and acuity of gaze direction perception (Kobayashi and Kohshima 2001). Baron-Cohen, S. (1994)
The Mind's Eye & Mission of the Viyrans husband are causing problems to her domestic bliss. This story leads directly into the audio drama "The Bride of Peladon". The hallucinogenic plants in this story reappear in "Brotherhood of the Daleks". Mission of the Viyrans is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It is a one-part story written by Nicholas Briggs and was released alongside a three-part story, "The Mind's Eye". The Doctor and Peri encounter the time travelling Viyrans on a holiday planet. "Mission of the Viyrans" completes the "Virus Strand" story arc, which also includes the