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  Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read (Paperback) By (author) Stanislas Dehaene

  

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  Short Description for Reading in the BrainIn 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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  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Published: 26 October 2010
  • Format: Paperback 388 pages
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  • Categories: Physiological & Neuro-psychology, Biopsychology | Cognition & Cognitive Psychology | Educational Psychology | Adult Literacy Guides & Handbooks
  • ISBN 13: 9780143118053 ISBN 10: 0143118056
  • Sales rank: 21,712

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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 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.