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The never-ending story of reading. Proust, the squid, and the science of the reading brain

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The never-ending story of reading. Proust, the squid, and the science of the reading brain
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Humans were not born to read, yet this skill has changed the trajectory of our development. The human ability to write and read allows us to capture history, develop imagination, nurture empathy, expand our perceptions of the world around us, and even give it new, vibrant colors. Why and how does this happen? This book by eminent neuroscientist Marianne Wolfe focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that underlie reading processes. From Sumerian cuneiform writing to modern digital texts, Wolfe immerses us in the history of the development of reading. In detailed and accessible detail, the author explains what happens in each person's brain when they read or are still learning to read, how we are changed by what we read, and when the brain fails to learn to read. Together with this book, the reader is taken on a fascinating journey through the history and neurobiology of reading, one of humanity's most remarkable "inventions."
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