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Quick brain teaser: What do you see? And, can you unsee it?

September 23, 2021 by SharpBrains

Please describe what you see up there.

What about below, as the full scene appears? [Read more…] about Quick brain teas­er: What do you see? And, can you unsee it?

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Rectangles or circles? This surprising mind teaser highlights the value of perspective diversity and open conversation

July 13, 2020 by SharpBrains

This sur­pris­ing illu­sion by math­e­mati­cian and artist Kokichi Sug­i­hara, named the 2016 Illu­sion of the Year, high­lights the crit­i­cal impor­tance of per­spec­tive diver­si­ty and open conversation.

Sur­prised? [Read more…] about Rec­tan­gles or cir­cles? This sur­pris­ing mind teas­er high­lights the val­ue of per­spec­tive diver­si­ty and open conversation

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The Hermann grid optical illusion, explained

May 6, 2016 by Caroline Latham

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?

Hermann Grid

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 cir­cle at each inter­sec­tion. The illu­sion results from [Read more…] about The Her­mann grid opti­cal illu­sion, explained

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Quick, interactive brain teaser to test your concentration and cognitive flexibility

March 4, 2016 by Dr. Pascale Michelon

Here is a fun and inter­ac­tive ver­sion of the famous Stroop test, often used in neu­ropsy­cho­log­i­cal eval­u­a­tions to mea­sure response inhi­bi­tion and cog­ni­tive flex­i­bil­ity. Per­form­ing well on the test requires strong con­cen­tra­tion and self-reg­u­la­tion. [Read more…] about Quick, inter­ac­tive brain teas­er to test your con­cen­tra­tion and cog­ni­tive flexibility

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Test your concentration and mental self-rotation skills with this quick brainteaser

February 5, 2016 by Dr. Pascale Michelon

map-reading

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 more…] about Test your con­cen­tra­tion and men­tal self-rota­tion skills with this quick brainteaser

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Quick brain teaser for kids and adults: Your answer, please?

January 8, 2016 by Caroline Latham

In which direc­tion is the bus pic­tured below traveling?

school bus attention game

Do you know the answer?

The only pos­si­ble answers are “left” or “right.”

Still don’t know?

Keep read­ing for the answer and expla­na­tion… [Read more…] about Quick brain teas­er for kids and adults: Your answer, please?

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