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Ep. 162: Is Speed Reading a Hoax?

The SuperHuman Academy Podcast

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The Importance of Rods and Cones in Reading

On pages 11 and 12, the authors explain the properties of the eyes and the rods and cones in the human eye. They show diagrams of how our eyes are able to focus on a very limited area called the fovea. If the word hits the non-foveal areas and is sensed primarily by rods, it will be relayed to the brain as an average and will appear fuzzy. This makes it difficult to discern the exact identities of the symbols.

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