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Why reading matters /

Science writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading, something most of us take for granted, unlocks remarkable powers. Carter explains how the classic novel Wuthering Heights allows us to step inside other minds and understand the world from different poin...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hale, Chris (Christopher) (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2009.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Neurolinguistics.
Reading.
Literacy.
Reading
Neurolinguistique.
Lecture.
Documentary television programs.
Educational television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions éducatives télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Science writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading, something most of us take for granted, unlocks remarkable powers. Carter explains how the classic novel Wuthering Heights allows us to step inside other minds and understand the world from different points of view, and she wonders whether the new digital revolution could threaten the values of classic reading.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 19, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (60 minutes)
Playing Time:00:59:22