Reading in the Brain
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- Synopsis
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"Brings together the cognitive, the cultural, and the neurological in an elegant, compelling narrative. A revelatory work. " -Oliver Sacks, M. D.
The act of reading is so easily taken for granted that we forget what an astounding feat it is. How can a few black marks on white paper evoke an entire universe of meanings?
It's even more amazing when we consider that we read using a primate brain that evolved to serve an entirely different purpose.
this riveting investigation, Stanislas Dehaene explores every aspect of this human invention, from its origins to its neural underpinnings.
A world authority on the subject, Dehaene reveals the hidden logic of spelling, describes pioneering research on how we process languages, and takes us into a new appreciation of the brain and its wondrous capacity to adapt. .
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781101152409
- Publisher:
- PENGUIN group
- Date of Addition:
- 04/23/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Stanislas Dehaene, 2
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Psychology, Education
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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