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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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Dehaene, Stanislas
ISBN: 9780143118053
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.33 x 0.90
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Year: 2010

Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read

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