Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read by Dehaene, Stanislas

Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143118053)

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Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read by Dehaene, Stanislas

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

$20.00
Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read by Dehaene, Stanislas

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

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Stanislas Dehaene
ISBN-10: 0143118056
ISBN-13: 9780143118053
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2010
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.33h x 5.49w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 11/28/2010 pg. 28
By Stanislas Dehaene
By Stanislas Dehaene
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Stanislas Dehaene is the director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit in Saclay, France, and the professor of experimental cognitive psychology at the Coll鑒e de France. He is the author of Reading in the Brain, Consciousness and the Brain, and How We Learn.

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