


Julian, a dedicated Dungeons and Dragons player, told his dad that in D&D many of the monsters have eyes in unusual places -- like their tails. So why not conduct an experiment using the 'D&D Monster Manual,' which has illustrations of these fictional beasts?


What they found is that people quickly seek out eyes -- whether they were on the monster's face or another part of its body -- and then stare at the eyes frequently when they find them.

The results of the study were published in the Journal Biology Letters under the title 'Monster Are People Too.' For his help, Julian was listed as the paper's first author.