Top 10 Brain Teaser Games of 2015 For Teens and Adults

These are the 10 brain teasers, games & illu­sions that Sharp­Brains read­ers (pri­mar­i­ly adults, but some younger minds too) enjoyed the most in 2015. It is always good to learn more about our brains and to chal­lenge them! #1. You think you know the col­ors? Try the Stroop Test #2. Check out this brief atten­tion exper­i­ment #3. Test your stress lev­el #4. Guess:…

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Ambiguous Visual Illusion

What do you see? Do you see a series of black shapes on a white back­ground, or do you see a white word on black back­ground? Try to see both, one at a time :-) This image is an exam­ple of an ambigu­ous illu­sion — a pic­ture or object that requires per­cep­tu­al switch­ing between the alter­na­tive inter­pre­ta­tions of…

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#25. More brain teaser games for job interviews

Let’s exer­cise our frontal lobes (that deal with plan­ning, among oth­er things), and pari­etal lobes (cal­cu­la­tions) with some quick brain teas­er games of the kind often used in job inter­views. Please try to guess the answers to the ques­tions below (you don’t need to know, or research, the right answer, sim­ply try to “guessti­mate” an…

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