Posts Tagged ‘Visual-Illusion’
Update: Let’s move, slow down, innovate, think and play
You have heard that physical exercise is good for the brain. How much exercise are we talking about? Can the benefits be seen both for children and adults? In Fitter bodies = fitter brains. True at all ages? Dr. Pascale Michelon answers these questions for you, based on latest scientific studies. We need fun ways to…
Read MoreTop 10 Brain Teasers and Games, with a neuroscience angle
No matter what we are reading or doing, there is always the need to take a little break and challenge our minds (and to learn a bit about how our brains work).… If you care for Brain Fitness Programs, check out MindFit for an overall mental workout, IntelliGym for basketball game-intelligence, RoboMemo for working memory training, Freeze-Framer for stress management and peak performance.
Read More2007 New Year Resolution: Carnival of Brain Fitness
Happy 2007 to everyone! We have just formulated our New Year Resolution: make 2007 the year when brain plasticity and Brain Fitness became mainstream concepts. How do we start? well, let’s announce the launch of the Carnival of Brain Fitness (a Blog Carnival is basically the vehicle that blogs use to share posts around specific…
Read MoreThe Hermann Grid Visual Illusion
While there are really only two colors 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 retinal cells adjusting the brightness of an image by adjusting the intensity of the light signal in many small sections, which allows you to see a wide range of both bright and dark details in the same image, unlike a computer monitor or TV screen that has one brightness setting for the entire image.
Read MoreAre those 2 rows perfectly parallel?
What do you think? Yes or No? Try again. And try again…until you realize those two rows are indeed perfectly parallel. More brain teaser games: Top 25 Brain Teasers, Games and Illusions Brain Teasers for each Cognitive Ability More Mind Teasers and Games for Adults of any Age
Read MoreAmbiguous 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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