Proust and the Squid
by Maryanne Wolf · first published 2007
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In the Book. Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, Harper Perennial, 2008. This is an account of how our brains change as we learn to read.
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…learn how to read and write, yet here you are. Exactly. Most people don't realize how unnatural and difficult written language actually is, yet here we are. There's a great book on the subject called 'Proust and the Squid'[1]; it looks into the history, development and neuroscience of reading and it's quite eye-opening. There's really no reason to believe why math/music/programming/etc should be any different. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Proust-Squid-Story-Science-Reading/dp/...
on “Why there is no Hitchhiker’s Guide to Mathematics for Programmers” ↗There's a book that came out some years ago, Proust and the Squid, by Maryanne Wolf, on the subject of reading and the brain. Part of the book discusses dyslexia. Now, I read it years ago, the book is fairly dense at times, and neuroscience is not my field. With those…
on “Why are some bilingual people dyslexic in English but not their other language?” ↗…reading is changing, Maryanne Wolf's research is great. Her book 'Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World' gives a great overview of a diverse way of looking at reading. (I haven't read 'Proust and the Squid' yet, by the same author, but I think it touches on similar topics) According to Wolf, our "reading circuits" are changing on a neurological level, affecting reasoning, critical thinking and even empathy.…
on “Reading in the Age of Constant Distraction” ↗