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 audio dramas "Urgent Calls", "Urban Myths" and "The Vanity Box". This story marks the first appearance of the Viyrans for Big Finish. They first appeared in the short story "No One Died", also written by Nicholas Briggs, featuring the Tenth Doctor and published in the 2007 Doctor Who Storybook. The Viyrans return against the Sixth Doctor in "Patient Zero". The Mind's Eye & Mission of the Viyrans The Mind's Eye is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It is a three-part story written by Colin Brake and was released