Reading in the brain : the science and evolution of a human invention / Stanislas Dehaene.
| Author/creator | Dehaene, Stanislas |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Viking, 2009. |
| Description | xi, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The new science of reading -- How do we read? -- The brain's letterbox -- The reading ape -- Inventing reading -- Learning to read -- The dyslexic brain -- Reading and symmetry -- Toward a culture of neurons -- The future of reading. |
| Abstract | The author 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? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-375) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009009389 |
| ISBN | 9780670021109 |
| ISBN | 0670021105 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BF456.R2 D36 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |