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Proust and the squid : the story and science of the reading brain /

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A developmental psychologist evaluates the ways in which reading and writing have transformed the human brain, in an anecdotal study that reveals the significant changes in evolutionary brain physiology throughout history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolf, Maryanne
Other Authors: Stoodley, C. J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper Perennial, 2008.
Edition:1st Harper Perennial ed.
Subjects:
Brain > Evolution.
Neurophysiology.
Reading comprehension.
Reading > History.
Reading > Research.
Brain > growth & development.
Brain > physiology.
Comprehension > physiology.
Dyslexia.
Reading.
Hjärna > evolution.
Läsprocessen.
History.
Description
Summary:A developmental psychologist evaluates the ways in which reading and writing have transformed the human brain, in an anecdotal study that reveals the significant changes in evolutionary brain physiology throughout history.
Physical Description:xi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-295) and index.
ISBN:9780060933845
0060933844