Your Brain can unscramble and fill in things that are missing

[LONDONER]

There is a lot of research that shows the brain will "correct" missing or misplaced letters and words when reading. At least with highly skilled readers who have a huge store of examples in their memory.

http://www.livescience.com/18392-reading...words.html

Breaking the Code: Why Yuor Barin Can Raed Tihs
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You might not realize it, but your brain is a code-cracking machine.

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I believe this also applies to visual images, wee see what isn't there or ignore what is. And example would be when someone out in the woods "sees" a deer that isn't there because a branch or something looked like antlers. Hunters suffering from "buck fever" have shot at everything from cows, bushes and rocks to tractors and other hunters. They wanted to see a trophy buck so bad their brain filled in a picture and they fired before making a positive identification. It is why hunter safety courses put importance on taking time to make a positive ID. (and also to be aware of the background in case you miss or the bullet goes through the deer)

[InbetweenDreams]

I guess that explains a lot about me lol