Word Games and the Brain
Updated September 10, 2014.
The Brain is a Fantastic Organ
The brain is a complex and mult-faceted organ much of which still remains a mystery. Medical advances mean that a lot more is known about the brain and its ability to recover after trauma but many neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease remain a puzzle to be solved. The brain is adaptable in some contexts and has blind-spots in others. Here's an example of how accommodating the brain can be:
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs?
cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy. it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
The Brain is a Fantastic Organ
The brain is a complex and mult-faceted organ much of which still remains a mystery. Medical advances mean that a lot more is known about the brain and its ability to recover after trauma but many neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease remain a puzzle to be solved. The brain is adaptable in some contexts and has blind-spots in others. Here's an example of how accommodating the brain can be:
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs?
cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy. it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!