Posts by Caroline Latham
Tease your brain with the Hermann Grid illusion
Here’s a beautiful example of the Hermann Grid illusion in the real-world: You will notice faint white circles appear where the horizontal and vertical slats intersect in the window frame (even if no white circles are there at all!) Hermann ferry port door grid illusion :) (?stanbul) pic.twitter.com/SrnZup6UJ9 — Aysun Ülger (@aysun_ulger) September 3, 2019 The Hermann Grid…
Read MoreBrain teaser to test your pattern recognition: Fill the void
Here’s a quick brain teaser provided by puzzle master Wes Carroll. Which number should be placed in the empty triangle, and why? This brain teaser helps you work out your executive functions–supported by your frontal lobes– such as pattern recognition, hypothesis testing, and logic. Let us know below how you do and whether you have alternative answers…
Read MoreQuick brain teaser to determine your stress levels
____________________ Are you ready for Monday and the new workweek? Here’s a quick test to assess your stress levels. Please read this paragraph carefully before clicking on the link below. The picture below was used in a case study on stress levels at St. Jude’s Hospital.
Read MoreQuick brain teaser to start the week off on the right foot (and mind)
A blind beggar had a brother who died. What relation was the blind beggar to the brother who died? “Brother” is not the answer. tick tick tick tick…
Read MoreBrain Teaser for pattern recognition: The Empty Triangle
Here you have a quick brain teaser…which number should be placed in the empty triangle to the right? This puzzle works your executive functions in your frontal lobes by using your pattern recognition, hypothesis testing, and logic. Warning: There can be more than one solution…but make sure whatever you say works in all four triangles! The…
Read MoreEntrena tu mente con un acertijo: ¿cuál es el número que falta?
Es jueves y quizás a muchos nos hace falta un empujón para poner a andar el cerebro. ¿Te animas con este desafío matemático? A ver si sabes cuál es el número que falta en el cuarto triángulo. Aviso: puede haber más de una respuesta…pero asegúrate de que tu solución funciona en todos los triángulos!
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