| Description |
xi, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
The new science of reading -- How do we read? -- The brain's letterbox -- The reading ape -- Inventing reading -- Learning to read -- The dyslexic brain -- Reading and symmetry -- Toward a culture of neurons -- The future of reading |
| Summary |
In this riveting investigation, Stanislas Dehaene provides an accessible account of the brain circuitry of reading and explores what he calls the "reading paradox": Our cortex is the product of millions of years of evolution in a world without writing, so how did it adapt to recognize words? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-375) and index |
| Subject |
Reading -- Physiological aspects.
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Reading, Psychology of.
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| ISBN |
9780143118053 (paperback) |
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