Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention
by Dehaene, Stanislas
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- ISBN 10
- 0670021105
- ISBN 13
- 9780670021109
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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. In 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 hiw we process languages, and takes us into a new appreciation of the brain and its wondrous capacity to adapt.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention
- Author
- Dehaene, Stanislas
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670021105
- ISBN 13
- 9780670021109
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2009-11
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