[David Muller]

It is interesting how the human brain works when reading. It seems that the brain does not need to read every letter in a word but forms associations.

Here is an example, which is not new, which I came across recently. Most people can read it quite easily even though technically it is gibberish

“It deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.”

Here is another
<h2>Stroop Effect</h2>
Try to say the color of the words, instead of actually reading them. You will find it surprisingly difficult. The right half of your brain is trying to say the colors, the left half is trying to say the word itself. This picture brain teaser is used by mountaineers to test if their concentration is ok. (by J. R. Stroop).