Ready To Test Your Exec­u­tive Atten­tion Capacity?

stroop test

Quick! say aloud what color you see in every word, NOT the word you read.

Expla­na­tion: 

The Stroop test is used in neu­ropsy­cho­log­i­cal eval­u­a­tions to mea­sure men­tal vital­ity and flex­i­bil­ity, since per­form­ing well requires strong atten­tion and self-regulation capability.

Enjoy the day. You can enjoy many more mind and brain teasers with Shirsa.me. 

- Team Shirsa

Versatility of Visual Processing - Take a look at this picture:

Visual Processing

I think it’s pretty incredible–not just because it’s an awesome piece of art, but because it provides a fantastic example of the versatility of our visual processing system.

See how you can switch back and forth from seeing the “big picture” (the Renaissance-style face) and the details of the smaller images that make up the face. A grimace (or smile?) for the eye.  

How can your visual system process such disparate details to see the whole?

Your Brain can do amazing things!!!

Try to read this...

7TH15 M3554G3
53RV35 70 PR0V3 
H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N
D0 4M4Z1NG 7HING5! 
1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 
1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 

17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W
0N 7H15 LIN3
Y0UR M1ND 1S
RE4D1NG 17
4U70M471C4LLY
WI7H OU7 3V3N,
7H1NK1NG 4BOU7 17,
B3 PROUD! 0NLY
C3R741N P30PL3 C4N
R34D 7H15,
PL3453 F0RW4RD 0r r3p1ly 1F
U C4N RE4D 7H15.

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"Puzzles for you brain!"

Children love to play. It’s how they learn.  Creating block towers teaches spatial reasoning and motor skills.  Playing Crazy Eights and Monopoly help develop logical reasoning abilities.  Adults need to play too but don’t seem to get enough of it.  Our brains are stimulated by the unique challenges and problems that games and brain teasers offer.

Research is finally demonstrating that our brains do better in the long term if they are exposed to novel activities including brain teasers, brain games and logic puzzles.  Publishers seem to get that point too, that it’s always a good time for a puzzle.

So what are the benefits of brain teasers? 

•    Boosts brain activity
•    Provides emotional satisfaction and sense of accomplishment
•    Enhances memory and processing speed
•    Helps slow the decline and reduce the risk for dementia
•    Improves concentration
•    Reduces boredom

Remember that variety is important to maximize the benefit you get from working logic puzzles. Just don't focus on crosswords or Sudoku.  Instead change up your brain workout by trying a variety of brain teasers.  Even if you can’t solve a puzzle your brain will still receive an excellent and much-needed workout.

- Team Shirsa