Can someone help me find that reading experiment article?

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The discussion centers around a specific article from a university that demonstrates how readers can still comprehend text even when certain letters are missing from words. This concept highlights the brain's ability to fill in gaps while reading. A link to the article is provided, originating from the University of Cambridge. Additionally, there is mention of a previous thread discussing this topic, though it is difficult to locate. The focus remains on the intriguing phenomenon of reading comprehension despite incomplete text.
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It was this one article where you read a paragraph and some of the letters were missing. You would still be able to read the article. It was done by some university I forgot the name.
 
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There was a thread on it around here somewhere but I can't find it. If you've found it anyway it doesn't really matter unless you were interested in what others had to say about it.
 

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