Researchers at the University of Surrey have found that seeing faces in everyday objects grabs our attention more than real faces.

They discovered that people were more drawn to face like patterns, such as sockets that look like eyes, than to actual people.

The study suggests our brains respond more strongly to these face-like illusions because we see them as a whole, not individual features.

It’s thought the findings could help advertisers design eye-catching products by using face-like shapes.