Posts Tagged ‘mind-teasers’
Fun brain teaser for the weekend: What do you see?
What do you see first, animals or people? And, if you try hard, and try different … can you see both animals AND people? :-) For more visual illusions and brain teasers: Test your Brain with these 10 Visual Illusions Test your stress level Top Brain Teasers, Games and Illusions, for Teens and Adults of…
Read MoreUpdate: 200 common prescription medications increase depression risk
___ Dear reader, Time for SharpBrains e‑newsletter. It’s been a busy month, once again bringing to the forefront the limitations of our current healthcare system and, on the positive side, the growing opportunities to improve Brain Health and Mental Health for all, if we pay attention to (and act on) latest research, thinking and tools. New…
Read MoreIs your brain ready for Monday? Tease your mind with these four optical illusions
___ A great way to learn more about our brains and minds is to look at how we can trick them–that is, to see how we react to brain teasers and visual illusions. Below are four fun optical illusions that let us learn about our visual system…ready? (answers and explanations at the bottom) ___
Read MoreTest your brain and mind with these nine classic optical Illusions
Are the two orange circles of the same size? One way to learn more about our brains and minds is to look at how we can trick them–that is, to see how we react to brain teasers and visual illusions. The brain has two hemispheres, each divided into four lobes. Each lobe is (largely) responsible for different functions.…
Read More5 quick brain teasers to sharpen two key cognitive skills: attention and working memory
Looking for some fun–and free–cognitive stimulation over the weekend? Here you have a few quick brain teasers to challenge your attention and your working memory (working memory is the capacity to keep information in your mind while working on processing and integrating it) Please give them a try…they are not as easy as they may seem :-)
Read MoreThe Hermann grid optical illusion, explained
In this image, do you see something other than black and white? Does it matter if you look directly at one of the black blocks, vs. at one of the intersections? While there are really only black blocks and white spaces in the grid, the high contrast black and white areas fool the eyes into perceiving a gray…
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