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Reading in the brain : the science and evolution of a human invention / Stanislas Dehaene.

By: Publication details: New York : Viking, 2009.Description: xi, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780670021109
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428/.4019 23 D322
LOC classification:
  • BF456.R2 D36 2009
Summary: In this riveting investigation, Stanislas Dehaene provides an accessible account of the brain circuitry of reading and explores what he calls the "reading paradox": Our cortex is the product of millions of years of evolution in a world without writing, so how did it adapt to recognize words?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-375) and index.

In this riveting investigation, Stanislas Dehaene provides an accessible account of the brain circuitry of reading and explores what he calls the "reading paradox": Our cortex is the product of millions of years of evolution in a world without writing, so how did it adapt to recognize words?