Neuroscience Explains Why âBackroomsâ Liminal Spaces Trigger Fearâand How Design Can Ease It
A24âs forthcoming horror feature âBackroomsâ has pushed the concept of liminal spacesâcorridors, vacant malls and other transitional environmentsâinto mainstream conversation. While the film dramatizes these zones as endless, unsettling mazes, recent research indicates that the unease they provoke reflects fundamental properties of human memory and spatial navigation. Neuroscientists say our brains rely on physical boundaries […]