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Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read Paperback - 2010

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Author: Dehaene, Stanislas
ISBN: 9780143118053

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In this riveting investigation, Dehaene explores every aspect of the ability to read, from its origins to its neural underpinnings. A world authority on the subject, Dehaene reveals the hidden logic of spelling and describes pioneering research on how we process languages.

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Summary

"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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"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, author of How We Learn, 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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Title Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read
Author Stanislas Dehaene
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Pages 400
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Penguin Books, New York
Publication date 2010-10-26
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780143118053 / 0143118056
Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
Dimensions 8.33 x 5.49 x 0.9 in (21.16 x 13.94 x 2.29 cm)
Age range 18 to UP years
Grade levels 13 - UP
Category Psychology
Library of Congress subjects Reading, Psychology of, Reading - Physiological aspects
Dewey Decimal Code 418.401

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Citations

New York Times Book Review, 11/28/2010, Page 28

About the author

Stanislas Dehaene is the director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit in Saclay, France, and the professor of experimental cognitive psychology at the Collge de France. He is the author of Reading in the Brain, Consciousness and the Brain, and How We Learn.