Optical illusions can reveal a lot about your personality and your perception of the world.
A new brain teaser has been developed to educate people about their love language and the type of person they are looking for as a partner.
A colorful image invites the viewer to first think about what they are seeing – there are two possibilities with the illusion.
One of the options suggests that you consider emotional and psychological aspects of a person's character to be more important.
While the other symbolizes creativity and a unique personality, what do you see?
Do you see an upside down guitar or a girl's face? The answer reveals what you want from a relationship
According to a TikTok account, PicPsy, who shared the image, you either saw a woman or an upside down guitar.
If you see a girl with black hair and red lips, it means that you feel a protective desire to take care of the person you love. “They could have emotional and psychological aspects.”
This means that you strive to protect and care for your partner.
And the TikTok video also pointed out that you value emotional understanding and connection especially with a partner.
They value emotional connection and understanding most and “seek deep spiritual communication, not just superficial interactions,” the video says.
Finally, when it comes to love, you are considerate and you don't make decisions lightly, but when you make a decision, you are decisive.
The sight of an upside down guitar shows that when it comes to relationships, you want to “experience unique and novel experiences with your partner and seek a love story that stands out from the rest,” shared the video.
The TikTok clip also added that they want to “pursue harmony, not friction,” and believe it's important for both parties to invest themselves in the relationship rather than just relying on love at first sight.
While this optical illusion may explain the inner workings of the heart, the question remains why one person sees a guitar while another sees a woman.
The answer is simply that optical illusions use a shortcut that the brain uses when processing images.
Have you ever done a brainteaser where all the letters except the first and last were mixed up, but you could still read the sentence?
This is because the brain does not read the word in its entirety, but rather uses abbreviations and skips some letters so that you can process the information faster.
Likewise, when you're watching an optical illusion, your brain is searching for the most basic information to recognize what you're seeing and to guess what the full image looks like when it's not complete.
However, you will notice that the longer you look at the image, the more possibilities you may see.
In 2011, researchers at the University of Glasgow found that the mind predicts what it will see and fills in the blanks when something is unclear to the eye.
“In effect, our brain constructs an incredibly complex puzzle using all the pieces at its disposal,” explained researcher Fraser Smith.
“These are provided by the context in which we see them, our memories and our other senses.”
“Sometimes the brain's guess can be so convincing that we see visual illusions,” added Smith's co-author Lars Muckli of the university's Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology.
“The brain’s main function is to minimize surprises – that’s what it evolved to do.”