Pareidolia As Additional Approach To Improving Education and Learning In Neuroradiology; New Cases And Literature Review
Daryoush Fatehi1, Mohammad Gharib Salehi2, Nazanin Farshchian2, Mohsen Mohammadi3 and Ayoob Rostamzadeh4*1Department of Medical Physics, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. 2Department of Radiology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. 3Department of pharmaceutical biotechnology, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran 4Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. Corresponding Author Email : ayoobrostamzade@gmail.com
Abstract: Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon including the simulation of images and sounds which it is somewhat beneficial for the physician in diagnostic strategies. Radiology is one of the important training courses for many students, especially medical students and resident doctors. Due to the brain, neck and cervical spine is crucial for learning as well as disorders and histopathological finding in this area are very similar, therefore, a diagnostic system with specific criteria for each type of pathologic signs is essential for learning and training. The mental illusions and pareidolia is one of the key strategies in the diagnosis of various diseases and likened to an object, animal or anything tangible. For radiologist and neurologist in addition to having, proper knowledge of the theoretical and academic information should also be a good artist because they will be able to diagnose diseases of the brain, neck and cervical spine. Pareidolia are a useful method of recognizing clinical and radiologic patterns that aid in the memorization and improve general diagnostic skills. Therefore, main purpose of pareidolia in radiology and medical imaging is establishment and foundation of universal diagnostic sign for faster and most correct diseases differentiation especially the brain, neck and cervical spine.
Keywords: Pareidolia; neuroradiology; memory and learning; medical education; mental illusion Back to TOC