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Stanislas Dehaene’s Les neurones de la lecture
Author(s) -
Battro Antonio M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
mind, brain, and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.624
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1751-228X
pISSN - 1751-2271
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-228x.2008.00049.x
Subject(s) - reading (process) , cognitive science , psychology , neuroscience , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics
— Stanislas Dehaene has published a remarkable book on the neurons of reading. It is a comprehensive description of the main issues related to the “paradox of reading”: how humans process linguistic information using the visual brain path while the brain has not evolved in the short period of time since the invention of writing. The article presents a powerful “neuronal recycling” hypothesis to explain the remarkable properties of our cultural neuroplasticity. Scientists and educators will find a trove of information and deep discussions regarding the universal challenge of teaching and learning to read.