I accidentally discovered the above video on YouTube. As an avid reader, the title of the video is what captured my attention straight away.
Apparently, neurotypical brains do not have the innate ability to read. From an evolutionary stand point, our brains haven't had enough time to develop a 'dedicated' reading brain according to what I learned from watching this video.
To learn more, watch the above video. It's fairly short at nearly six minutes.
Indeed. We're 'wired' for language acquisition... but not for reading. You might find 'Proust and The Squid – The Story and Science of the Reading Brain' by Maryanne Wolf of interest.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read anything by Proust before. I will add 'Proust and The Squid – The Story and Science of the Reading Brain' to my reading wishlist.
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