Posts Tagged ‘MIT-McGovern-Institute’
Major grant to study brain basis of autism and dyslexia
Quick note: Recent announcement that adds hope to the understanding and future treatment of autism and dyslexia: MIT’s McGovern Institute researchers awarded $8.5m to study brain basis of autism and dyslexia. Quote: — “Two researchers at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research will head an ambitious new project to study the origins of autism and…
Read MoreMath Brain Teaser: Concentric Shapes or The Unkindest Cut of All, Part 2 of 2
If you missed Part 1, also written by puzzle master Wes Carroll, you can start there and then come back here to Part 2. Concentric Shapes: The Unkindest Cut of All, Part 2 of 2.Difficulty: HARDER Type: MATH (Spatial)Question:Imagine a square within a circle within a square.The circle just grazes each square at exactly four points.Find the ratio of the area of the larger square to the smaller.In this puzzle you are working out many of the same skills as in Part I: spatial visualization (occipital lobes), memory (temporal lobes), logic (frontal lobes), planning (frontal lobes), and hypothesis generation (frontal lobes).Click to read the Solution and Explanation.
Read MoreMath Brain Teaser: The Unkindest Cut of All, Part 1 of 2
Here is another mathematical puzzle from puzzle master Wes Carroll … The Unkindest Cut Of All, Part 1 of 2.Difficulty: HARD.Type: MATH (Spatial).Question:The area of a square is equal to the square of the length of one side.So, for example, a square with side length 3 has area (3^2), or 9. What is the area of a square whose diagonal is length 5?
Read MoreBrain Teaser: Dr. Nasty’s Giant Cube
Dr. Nasty’s Giant Cube. Difficulty: HARDER. Type: HYBRID (Logic/Spatial). The diabolical Dr. Nasty has turned his Growth Ray on a perfect cube that used to measure one foot on a side. The new larger cube has twice the surface area of the original. Find the volume of the larger cube.
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