Posts Tagged ‘mental-rotation’
Rationality doesn’t equal efficiency: Cellphone data shows how we navigate cities
Think of your morning walk to work, school or your favorite coffee shop. Are you taking the shortest possible route to your destination? According to big data research that my colleagues and I conducted, the answer is no: People’s brains are not wired for optimal navigation. Instead of calculating the shortest path, people try to…
Read MoreQuick brain teasers to exercise your working memory
Draw the letter J in your mind. Now draw the letter D. Turn it 90 degrees to the left and put it in top of the J. What does this shape resemble?
Read MoreMental rotation exercise to challenge your brain’s parietal lobe
Mental rotation refers to moving things around in your mind. It is one of the main visuospatial skills we all have…in different degrees, yes. Here’s an example. Please picture in your mind an arrow pointing to the right. Now, turn this arrow so it points to the left. Done? You have just performed a mental rotation.
Read MoreTest your concentration and mental self-rotation skills with this quick brainteaser
What is mental self-rotation? It is the cognitive skill to imagine yourself in different locations in space and to imagine yourself moving accordingly. We need that skill in everyday activities such as reading a map or finding our car in the parking lot.
Read MoreBrain teaser to exercise your mental rotation cognitive abilities
Mental self-rotation is the cognitive ability to imagine yourself in different locations in space, and to imagine your body moving in space. We need it for everyday activities such as finding a place or reading a map. The ability involved is technically called egocentric spatial transformations (yes, that is the scientific expression) or mental self rotation, and the brain…
Read More10. Quick brainteaser to test your mental rotation skills
Visuospatial skills are used everyday in many ways, ranging from going from one room to another in your house to navigating in a new city. Let’s take an example. Can you picture in your mind an arrow pointing to the right? Now, turn this arrow so it points to the left. Done?
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