Eli5-How are we able to read sentences & paragraphs even if the words are upside down?

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Eli5-How are we able to read sentences & paragraphs even if the words are upside down?

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Answer 1

I’m not an expert, but I’ve read something a long time ago about how our brains fill in the blanks with familiar situations. Reading upside-down, even backwards, missing letters, mixed letters, etc. It’s similar to seeing a car upside-down, right? You know what the car looks like right-side-up, so you are aware that the tires on top of the car is still a car. It’s the same with letters.

Answer 2

I’m not an expert, but I’ve read something a long time ago about how our brains fill in the blanks with familiar situations. Reading upside-down, even backwards, missing letters, mixed letters, etc. It’s similar to seeing a car upside-down, right? You know what the car looks like right-side-up, so you are aware that the tires on top of the car is still a car. It’s the same with letters.