Mind-bending image of Adele goes viral due to phenomena known as the 'Thatcher Effect'

A mind-bending image of Adele has gone viral after baffling social media users with the fascination phenomena known as the 'Thatcher Effect.' London-based clinical psychologist Dr. Julie Smith previously stunned TikTok users when she shared a short video on the social media platform asking users to look at a selection of photos that had been changed for the effect, including former US president Barack Obama, and rapper Kanye West. A mind-bending image of Adele has gone viral after baffling social media users with the fascination phenomena known as the 'Thatcher Effect' The 'Thatcher Effect' which highlights a flaw in the way our brains work because we can't process localized changes in the features of an upside-down face but the same changes are immediately obvious in the upright position She went on to show several images of celebrities, but the photos, however, are flipped upside down. It is named after the former British prime minister whose image was first used for the trick in 1980 by Professor of Psychology Peter Thompson of the University of York London-based clinical psychologist Dr. Julie Smith previously shared a video with a selection of photos that had been changed for the effect, including former US president Barack Obama In the example above, Kanye West's face has been altered with his eyes and mouth remain the correct way.