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Ask the Professor: Why do we see ghosts?
October 27, 2026
RENO, Nevada, Oct. 27 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news:

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Ask the Professor: Why do we see ghosts?

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Arianna Thoksakis is a doctoral student in the integrative neuroscience graduate program. She studies pareidolia in the hopes of understanding why it is that we see ghosts and shares her expertise here, just in time for Halloween.

What's happening in our brains when we see a ghost?

There is . . .

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