The Neverending History of Reading: Proust, the Squid, and the Science of the Reading Brain
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Humans were not born to read, but this skill has changed the trajectory of our development. The human ability to write and read allows us to record history, develops imagination, fosters empathy, expands our understanding of the world around us, and even gives it new, vibrant colors. Why and how does this happen?
The book by the outstanding neuroscientist Marianne Wolf is dedicated to the cognitive mechanisms that underlie the reading process. From Sumerian cuneiform to modern digital texts, Wolf immerses us in the history of the development of reading. The author explains in detail and in an accessible way what happens in the brain of each person when they read or are just mastering the skill of reading, how we are changed by what we read, and when the brain is unable to learn to read.
Together with this book, the reader will go on a fascinating journey through the history and neurobiology of reading - one of the most remarkable "inventions" of mankind.
The book by the outstanding neuroscientist Marianne Wolf is dedicated to the cognitive mechanisms that underlie the reading process. From Sumerian cuneiform to modern digital texts, Wolf immerses us in the history of the development of reading. The author explains in detail and in an accessible way what happens in the brain of each person when they read or are just mastering the skill of reading, how we are changed by what we read, and when the brain is unable to learn to read.
Together with this book, the reader will go on a fascinating journey through the history and neurobiology of reading - one of the most remarkable "inventions" of mankind.
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