the mind and how we process written/typed info
 

ok not sure whether this is the right place for this...someone emailed this to me (apologise if you have already seen it) and i think it is really interesting

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, 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 total 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.

Re: the mind and how we process written/typed info
 

sooo old news, it was floating around campus at the start of the semester which was 2months ago now. Still quite impressive though

K

Re: the mind and how we process written/typed info
 

:( sorry...

i think it shows how amazing the brain is, and that there is sooo much we do not know about our brains...and the psychological aspect and also the implications for teaching

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Indeed it has been about a for a couple of months but not everyone goes to your campus or to the site I saw it posted so its something that can still be interesting to others.
It's a strange thing indeed but probably explains why I can read some of the rubbish that my Nephew leaves notes on my PC about ;)

Dyslexia Theory
 

Dyslexia Theory

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, 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 total 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.

Tlotlay amzanig, huh?

Did you read it word for word regardless ? I did, strange or what ? :D

Re: Dyslexia Theory
 

no need for a researcher to tell us that, i knew that it was the case, yep i did read it mentally without correcting it.

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I read it anyway, but slower than normal and my brain did start to get a little confused :( still get the meaning though.

Aparently you can spead read a book by reading the five words on each side of the centre fold and still understand what is going on.... can't say i have tried it myself though!

Re: Dyslexia Theory
 

the other old one is

The pen is
is mightier than
than the sword

it doesn't say exactly what you think it does?

exuse typos too many bacardis

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I found it easier and quicker to read than the 'correct' version would have been :)

Then again I am dyslexic ;)

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my question is why do they make dyslexia such a hard word to spell! hardly seems fair does it!?!

Re: Dyslexia Theory
 

the word 'dyslexia' is not hard to spell, hieroglyphics is ;)

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I got about five words in before I realised :D

Re: Dyslexia Theory
 

Just a thought, if the mind can organise letters into words that make sense, what about pictures and other things, and how big a word can it cope with.


Gonna be up a while now thinking :D oh well, back to the fridge to see my good mate Mr. Carling :pp

Re: Dyslexia Theory
 

Tihs is Nthonig oevr on The Rleic bdraos wrhee I uesd to psot trehe was a 10 pgae taerhd rnunnig wrhee auobt 70% of ppoele rpeelid in the smae mnaenr, the oehtr 30% wrhee ppoele cpmoianlnig auobt hahceedas :eek:

Translation.......


This is nothing, over on the relic boards where I used to post there was a 10 page thread running where about 70% of people replied in the same manner, the other 30% where people complaining about headaches :eek:

Re: Dyslexia Theory
 

LOL read it all barring one word, battled with relic :shrug: