Proust and the squid : the story and science of the reading brain / Maryanne Wolf ; illustrations by Catherine Stoodley.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Center Library | 612.8 Wol 2008 | 146669 | Stacks | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060933845
- ISBN: 0060933844
- ISBN: 9781848310308
- ISBN: 1848310307
- Physical Description: xi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st Harper Perennial ed.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2008, ©2007.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-295) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Reading lessons from Proust and the squid -- How the brain adapted itself to read : the first writing systems -- The birth of an alphabet and Socrates' protests -- The beginnings of reading development, or not -- The "natural history" of reading development : connecting the parts of the young reading brain -- The unending story of reading's development -- Dyslexia's puzzle and the brain's design -- Genes, gifts, and dyslexia -- Conclusions : from the reading brain to "what comes next." |
| Summary, etc.: | A developmental psychologist evaluates the ways in which reading and writing have transformed the human brain, in an anecdotal study that reveals the significant changes in evolutionary brain physiology throughout history. |
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