Click the numbers from 1 to 25 in ascending order as fast as you can. Focus on the center of the grid and use your peripheral vision.
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About Schulte Table
The Schulte Table, invented by German psychiatrist and psychotherapist Walter Schulte, is a grid of randomly arranged numbers or letters.
It's a simple tool for developing peripheral vision, improving reading speed, and enhancing focus and visual processing speed.
How Schulte Table works
Usually, the table is a 5x5 grid containing the numbers from 1 to 25 arranged randomly. However, for more advanced practice, larger sizes comprising 6x6, 7x7, 8x8 grid, etc. exist.
With Schulte Table, the player needs to focus at the center of the grid and use their peripheral vision to locate the numbers in sequential order.
The benefits of Schulte Table
It is believed that consistent practice with Schulte Table can yield the following cognitive benefits:
- Expanded Peripheral Vision: It forces the player to process information outside the direct line of sight as a result widening the player's functional visual field. This is crucial for speed reading, where the eye needs to take in more words simultaneously.
- Improved Selective Attention: It trains the brain to filter out irrelevant information and focus only on the target number in the sequence.
- Enhanced Visual Search Speed: By focusing at a fixed point and reducing unnecessary eye movement, the time required to locate an item is reduced.
- Increased Focus and Concentration: The game requires intense concentration to avoid moving the eyes from the center and quickly scan the periphery for the next number.