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Reading in the Brain

Name: Reading in the Brain
Author: Stanislas Dehaene

by Stanislas Dehaene

2009•Documentary•388 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty non-fiction book: layered and slow-burning. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

A renowned cognitive neuroscientist's fascinating and highly informative account of how the brain acquires readingHow can a few black marks on a white page evoke an entire universe of sounds and meanings?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPsychologicalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsSocial commentary

Subjects

ScienceNonfictionPsychologyPsychology of ReadingReadingPhysiological aspectsReading, psychology ofReading, physiological aspects

Details

Author: Stanislas Dehaene
Published: 2009
Pages: 388
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Source: Open Library

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